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From Drake’s legal action to Spotify execs’ big cash-out… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our ...
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Bruno Mars just shattered Spotify’s monthly listeners record… and he hasn’t even got a new album out.
The most popular artist on Spotify right now, with over 135 million monthly listeners, hasn’t released a new solo album for ...
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NewJeans just held a press conference to announce they’ve left HYBE’s ADOR… but the K-Pop giant says their deal is still ‘in full effect’
Over in South Korea, the future of HYBE-owned label ADOR has been thrown into uncertainty after K-pop girl group NewJeans, ...
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As Believe UK celebrates its 15th anniversary, key executives Ben Rimmer, Alex Kennedy and Malena Wolfer talk recent successes and what comes next.
In 2009, when Believe opened its first London office in Parsons Green, the UK music industry was a very different place. Yet ...
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Spotify paid Warner Music Group $1.16bn in FY 2024. (That’s around the same amount the streamer’s execs have cashed out in stock this year.)
Financial filings reveal the full package of royalties that Spotify handed over to Warner Music Group in 12 months to end of ...
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TikTok rival Triller says Kevin McGurn won’t be joining the company as CEO after all
In an unusual move, TikTok rival Triller has backed out of plans to make Kevin McGurn its new CEO. “The Board of Directors of ...
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Rebecca Dixon promoted to Global Head of Marketing and General Manager UK at Various Artists
Various Artists Management (VAM) has promoted Rebecca Dixon to the role of Global Head of Marketing & General Manager UK. The ...
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‘Writer-producer management is a different ball game, it’s a day-to-day hustle.’
Ant Hippsley established Milk & Honey’s London office in 2020 with Lucas Keller. Since then he’s grown the roster and his ...
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Charles Goldstuck’s GoldState buys catalogs from CatchPoint Rights, AMR Songs for $200M (Report)
US-based music rights investment firm GoldState Music has expanded its portfolio through two strategic acquisitions, ...
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Live Nation expands in South Africa and Portugal
Live Nation Entertainment is expanding its presence in two markets, announcing major venue investments in both South Africa ...
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Music industry backs new ‘TRAIN Act’ requiring transparency in materials used to train AI
The law would require AI companies to disclose whether or not they used copyrighted works at the request of rightsholders.
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Twitch co-founder Justin Kan and artist manager Nicholas Parasram launch Thin Ice Entertainment
Courtesy of Thin Ice Entertainment Nicholas Parasram (L) and Justin Kan. Nicholas Parasram, an artist manager and investor, ...