You can listen to the latest MBW podcast above, or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart etc. via this link. Lyor Cohen believes that short-form video poses a…

Independent distribution is a competitive sector of the music industry. With several  distro services operating globally, all of which promise to get artists’ music uploaded to major streaming platforms,…

BMG has acquired the royalty interests in the recordings of multi-Platinum Eurodance start Haddaway. The agreement includes the royalties from Haddaway’s recorded catalog including his 1993 Platinum-certified debut album, The…

Germany-based live music promoter DEAG reported a 72% jump in revenue in Q3 versus pre-pandemic levels in 2019, a further sign that live music has bounced back from the…

Utopia Music has become the latest company to significantly cut the size of its global workforce. The acquisitive Switzerland-headquartered company has confirmed to MBW that it has made a number…

BMG has acquired again. Last week, the music company struck a deal to acquire Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson’s song rights. Today, BMG has revealed that it’s acquired the recordings…

US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, confirmed on Tuesday (November 22) that they will hold a hearing…

Downtown Music Holdings-owned B2B distributor FUGA has struck a new partnership with US electronic label group, Insomniac Music Group (IMG), which houses a number of labels in the electronic music…

NetEase Cloud Music, China’s second biggest music streaming provider, posted a 22.5% year-over-year jump in revenue in the third quarter, which the company attributed to the continued growth in its…

Warner Recorded Music has signed Dalia Mubarak, described by the music company as one of the ‘most influential female superstars in the Middle East”. Labeled as “the voice of the…