Warner to buy majority stake in India-based digital media and music firm, Divo
Warner Music India (WMI) is expanding its presence in India’s entertainment sector with the acquisition of a majority stake...
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TikTok launches DIY distro service SoundOn in Australia, the same week it started limiting access to major label music in the market
The timing of TikTok’s latest news is sure to raise a few eyebrows in the global music industry. TikTok...
‘Songs are the engine of the music industry and sometimes people can lose sight of that’
MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series celebrates the composers behind the globe’s biggest hits. This time out we talk to...
Primary Wave Music strikes ‘multimillion-dollar deal’ with Stevie Van Zandt
Primary Wave Music has struck what it says is a ‘multimillion-dollar deal’ with singer, songwriter, and producer Stevie Van...
From Universal’s TIDAL partnership to TikTok limiting access to music in Australia… 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...
Sony Music’s Santa Anna makes three exec appointments a month after launch
Santa Anna, a new record label founded by Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Todd Moscowitz last month, has announced...
After reaching milestone of 60m creators, BandLab acquires beat marketplace Airbit
Earlier this week, we told you that music creation platform BandLab has reached the milestone of 60 million registered creators...
Hipgnosis is in buying mode again, as company snaps up song catalog of British hitmakers TMS
Hipgnosis Song Management has today (February 1) announced its second acquisition in as many weeks. After buying a song...
Lucy Dann joins Universal Music UK’s EMI Records as Managing Director
Lucy Dann has been appointed Managing Director at Universal Music UK‘s EMI Records. Dann begins her new role with...
Hartwig Masuch to step down as BMG CEO, succeeded by Thomas Coesfeld
Long-running boss of BMG, Hartwig Masuch, is stepping down as CEO of the Bertelsmann-owned company at the end of...