‘Every artist, no matter how big they are, should have access to the same tools that any big company has.’
It’s no secret that marketing is a critical part of growing a successful business around an artist. The global...
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How Sony Music Group accelerated its status as the world’s 2nd biggest music rights company in 2022
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a single data point that deserves the...
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...
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...
A year ago, Patrick Moxey sold Ultra Records to Sony Music. Now the label is suing his publishing company.
In December 2021, Sony Music fully acquired Ultra Records from Patrick Moxey. Now, Sony-owned Ultra Records is suing Moxey’s...
Still convinced that TikTok isn’t turning into a record company?
MBW asked earlier this summer if TikTok – via its parent company ByteDance – was slowly turning into a...
From Steve Cooper’s (upcoming) exit from Warner, to Reservoir’s first year as a public company… 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...
HYBE share price plummets as BTS announce break. But could band’s hiatus actually be good news for the Korean company?
The MBW Review is where we aim our microscope towards some of the music biz’s biggest recent goings-on. This...
Rob Wells-led music tech startup ORFIUM acquires Japan-based content company Breaker INC
ORFIUM, a music tech startup run by Rob Wells, the former global digital head of Universal Music Group, has acquired...