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Matt Ellis appointed Chief Financial Officer of Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group has appointed widely respected global finance executive Matt Ellis as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective June...
Ed Newton-Rex: Why I’m deleting my SoundCloud account.
MBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. This MBW Views op/ed...
Concord acquires Broadway Licensing Global, expanding theater footprint
Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global (BLG), a theatrical licensing agency and publisher, expanding the company’s presence in theatrical IP...
Warner Music Group generated $1.48bn in calendar Q1 2025; subscription streaming revenues rose 3.2% YoY
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of...
Donald Trump fires top US copyright official – sending concerning message over music and AI
Donald Trump’s administration has fired a top public servant at the United States’ Library of Congress.So far, so 2025.Yet the...
Revelator hits 15 billion stream landmark, looks to double revenues in 2025
Independent label and distributor platform Revelator has just celebrated a new milestone, revealing that its represented music catalog delivered 15...
Alex Stolls elevated to Partner at music and entertainment law firm Boyarski Fritz
Music and entertainment law firm Boyarski Fritz LLP has promoted Alex Stolls to Partner.Stolls represents clients including Will Smith, Lil...
Rich Orchard joins Horus Music as Managing Director
Horus Music has hired Rich Orchard as Managing Director of Horus Music Limited and sister company, Anara Publishing.Established in 2006,...
Jason Taylor appointed VP of Business Development at Downtown Music Publishing
Downtown Music Publishing has appointed Jason Taylor as Vice President of Business Development.Based in Los Angeles and reporting to Chief...
From Create buying Monstercat to WMG earnings… 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 headlines...
