The Latest Industry Gigs: Copyright Royalty Board, LiveXLive, TaP, Sentric, AWAL, More.. Here’s a recap of recent executive shuffles — including both hirings and in-house promotions —…
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Brandi Carlile Pulls Out of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit After Ex-Director of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielson Joins Brandi Carlile has just announced her withdrawal from Fortune’s…
60s Motown: When an independent Detroit record label ruled the world Motown put talent at the top of its agenda, then set about directing it. The label…
‘Exodus’: How Bob Marley survived a shooting to record his greatest triumph If any album could be declared Bob Marley’s masterpiece, it is ‘Exodus’. Recorded during a…
Shangri-La': Morgan Neville new documentary on Rick Rubin's creative sanctuary creates a beautiful meditation on ingenuity The "Won't You Be My Neighbor" director shares Rick Rubin's unique…
The music biz will split from California if the new ‘Gig Law’ sticks, warn artist and label groups Recording artists and independent labels will check out of…
Interview: In Jamaica with Island Records founder Chris Blackwell As the founder of Island Records, Chris Blackwell guided the careers of Bob Marley, U2, Cat Stevens and…
Following Indian rapper BadShah breaking records even Taylor Swift couldn’t touch, YouTube is reviewing its policies. BadShah promises he’s not the only one gaming the charts, however. BadShah…
Warner Music is betting big on blockchain technology after joining an $11.2 million investment in Dapper Labs. Dapper Labs is the cryptocurrency dev team behind the wildly…
How TikTok's niche Viral Space Is redefining the music industry From a business perspective, TikTik’s success is clearly no fluke. But what the app possesses beyond its…
Taylor Swift's 'Lover': A lightning rod for a record industry struggling to define its own success MBW takes a closer look at potentially the biggest album of…
MUSEXPO Creative Summit 2020 unveils agenda for the evolving global music business As it prepares to deliver its 22nd global edition, MUSEXPO Creative Summit has unveiled the…
Meet the companies helping artists and labels reach LGBTQ fans Today, marketing artists to the LGBTQ community has evolved into a cottage industry of boutique agencies, whose…
Interview with Capitol's COO Michelle Jubelirer‘ Women are sometimes embarrassed to be ambitious. I'm certainly not." – by Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide
Azoff, Capshaw, Silva join forces on Music Artists CoalitionLed by top managers Irving Azoff, Coran Capshaw and John Silva, a group of artists, songwriters and artist representatives…
U.S. Department of Justice Headquarters, Washington, D.C. (photo: Coolcaesar CC by NA 3.0) More than 120 artists and industry organizations have lent their support to Led…
MUSEXPO Creative Summit 2020 unveils agenda for the evolving global music business As it prepares to deliver its 22nd global edition, MUSEXPO Creative Summit has unveiled the…
Watch a guy use puppets to explain the Music Modernization Act to Congress The Future of Music Coalition's Kevin Erickson recently broke down the complicated legislation on…
Meet the companies helping artists and labels reach LGBTQ fans Today, marketing artists to the LGBTQ community has evolved into a cottage industry of boutique agencies, whose…
Sony Music Bulks Up Merchandising Unit With Araca Group Acquisition Paul Resnikoff August 7, 2019 Sony Music’s merchandising unit has acquired The Araca Group, a New…
Vivendi Is Selling a 10-20% Chunk of Universal Music to Tencent — UMG’s Lucian Grainge Addresses the Troops Paul Resnikoff August 6, 2019 One slice = $3.3 billion…
No Bankruptcy, No Refunds, No Liability — PledgeMusic Files Wind Up Order, Absolving Executives of Any and All Wrongdoing Daniel Sanchez July 31, 2019 1 PledgeMusic is pulling a…
INDEPENDENT ARTISTS | THE AGE OF EMPOWERMENT Key takeaways A sector with real scale. Artists without record labels generated $643.1 million in 2018, up 35% from 2017. These…
The Future of Audio MediaExamining the current audio streaming landscape and future value drivers Richard Yao Photo by Mohammad Metri on Unsplash New findings from the Edison Research’s Share of Ear…