HYBE is raising $380m to fund more music acquisitions in the US (report)
HYBE, the music company behind K-pop superstars BTS and rising stars New Jeans, is looking to raise around 500...
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Queen music catalog could be sold this year for over $1 billion
Two years ago, MBW ran a popular story with an attention-grabbing headline: “Queen’s music is making crazy money. Could...
Andrew Spence promoted to General Counsel at Sony Music Publishing UK
Sony Music Publishing UK has promoted Andrew Spence to General Counsel. In his elevated role, Spence will oversee business...
‘Japanese acts account for nearly 90% of all tickets sold for live music events in Japan.’
MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the most influential...
It owns a chunk of both Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. But what is Fidelity Investments?
One of the US’s most prominent brokerages has quietly become a major shareholder in two of the big three...
Dan Waite named Better Noise Music CEO, Steve Kline becomes President; company founder Allen Kovac is now Chairman
US-headquartered indie rock label Better Noise Music (BNM) has announced key leadership changes at the top of its company...
‘Irresponsible and offensive’: NMPA’s David Israelite does not like IMPALA’s new report on the ‘music streaming pie’. At all.
Earlier this month, IMPALA – the trade body which represents independent record companies in Europe – published an updated...
From Google’s AI music generator to Robert Kyncl on music streaming’s payout and pricing models… 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...
Haim Saban appointed Non-Executive Director at Universal Music Group
Haim Saban has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director at Universal Music Group. The billionaire media mogul was elected...
Former Spotify exec David Ecker joins Exceleration Music as Label Development Manager
Exceleration Music has appointed David Ecker, a former Spotify executive; and Rachel Cunningham, previously of Gimme Radio, to senior...