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Robert Kyncl talks M&A strategy, A&R spend, AI regulation, and more on Warner Music’s latest earnings call
Warner Music Group published its calendar Q1 (fiscal Q2) results today (May 8), with CEO Robert Kyncl acknowledging industry-wide challenges...
Yamaha launches $50m fund to power music and media startups
Japan-headquartered music instrument and audio equipment maker Yamaha has announced a $50 million corporate venture capital fund to invest in...
Range Music launches composer division led by Jeff Jernigan
Range Music has launched a dedicated composer division for film and television music, hiring former Kraft-Engel Management executive Jeff Jernigan...
Google has launched a film and TV production house with Range Media Partners. What does that mean for the future of music rightsholders?
The integration of Big Tech and the entertainment industry has taken another step, this time with news that Google has...
US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission launch public inquiry into live music business
The US Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have jointly launched a public inquiry to identify “unfair and...
Warner Music Group launches WMG Pulse app for artists and songwriters to track streams, earnings, and fan engagement
Warner Music Group has launched a new app called WMG Pulse, described as a “powerful new platform that puts clear,...
‘If we don’t step up now, the platforms we depend on will become even more toxic.’
MBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed comes...
Daniel Ek has now cashed out $800m+ in Spotify stock, with his latest transaction banking $28.8m
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sold another $28.8 million worth of company shares last week, continuing a divestment pattern that has...
YouTube is testing a Spotify Duo-like subscription tier in India, France, Taiwan and Hong Kong (report)
YouTube has quietly rolled out a pilot program that allows two people to share a Premium subscription plan. The streaming...
OpenAI Says It Will Stay Under Nonprofit Control
Months after publicly stating its intention to shake up its corporate structure, OpenAI has reversed course and decided that its...
