Spotify wipes vacancies from global jobs board as hiring freeze hits after 500+ layoffs
On Monday (January 23), Spotify CEO Daniel Ek revealed in a memo to staff that the company would be...
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Irving Azoff’s PRO, Global Music Rights, settles two copyright infringement lawsuits in the US
Global Music Rights (GMR), a performing rights society founded by industry veteran Irving Azoff, settled a copyright infringement lawsuit...
TuneCore renews and expands partnership with UK-based publishing administrator Sentric
Believe-owned DIY music distribution company TuneCore and UK-based publishing administrator Sentric Music Group have renewed their partnership. TuneCore says...
From Flo Rida’s $82.6m legal victory, to the landmark streaming fraud investigation in France… 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...
Patrick Moxey files counterclaim against Sony Music in legal feud over use of ‘Ultra’ name
MBW broke the news in December that electronic music entrepreneur, Patrick Moxey, had been hit by a lawsuit from...
Google parent Alphabet to slash global workforce by 6%, with 12,000 workers to be laid off
Alphabet, parent company to Google, has become the latest US-based tech giant to axe a substantial number of its...
UK music bodies express concern over future of ‘vital’ BBC Introducing music discovery platform
A group of industry bodies in the UK have written to Richard Sharp, Chair of the Board at British...
Tim Matusch joins Warner Music Group as EVP, Strategy & Operations
Robert Kyncl has made his first major hire as CEO of Warner Music Group – bringing across a former...
Music tech startup Orfium acquires music reporting and audio recognition company Soundmouse
Los Angeles-based music tech startup Orfium has acquired Soundmouse, a London-based media technology company that specializes in music cue sheet...
Warner Bros. Discovery exploring sale of music assets that could be valued at $1bn+ (report)
Media and Entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly exploring the sale of its music library, which includes a...