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Jedd Katrancha named Chief Creative Officer at Downtown Music Publishing
Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) has appointed Jedd Katrancha as Chief Creative Officer.Katrancha will spearhead the division’s creative strategy, overseeing A&R,...
Nas’s Mass Appeal expands into Pakistan, partners with two of the country’s biggest artists, Talha Anjum and Umair
Mass Appeal Records is expanding.The global hip hop label co-founded by Grammy Award-winning artist Nas, has launched in Pakistan.In a...
Shintaro Aki appointed Managing Director of EMI Records Japan
Universal Music Japan (UMJ) has appointed widely respected industry and A&R executive Shintaro Aki as Managing Director, EMI Records Japan,...
Jin of BTS is the latest artist to launch an interactive hub on TikTok to promote new solo album, ‘Happy’
TikTok has partnered with K-Pop superstar Jin on a new multimedia campaign in support of his first solo album, Happy,...
Daniel Ek just cashed out $35.8 million in Spotify shares. But that’s nothing compared to his co-founder… who just cashed out $383.8 million.
Spotify‘s share price is flying.Following the firm’s announcement of its Q3 2024 results on Tuesday (November 12), SPOT’s stock price...
From GEMA’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to Hipgnosis’ $1.47bn ABS deal… 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...
Chris Taylor launches management company, Hall of Fame Artists
Chris Taylor, former president and CEO of Blackstone-owned MNRK Music Group, has launched a new music company called Hall of...
Boomplay MD Phil Choi exits, joins Warner Music Group as Head of Business Development for APAC region
Warner Music Group has appointed a new Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific.The executive appointed to that role is Hong...
Spotify launches ‘Partner Program’ with new monetization options for video creators
Does Spotify want to be the next YouTube?That might be a tall order for the music streaming service, but there’s...
ChatGPT maker OpenAI, valued at $157bn, sued by GEMA in Germany over unlicensed use of song lyrics
OpenAI, the $157 billion-valued US-based AI giant behind ChatGPT, has been sued by German collection society and licensing body GEMA.GEMA...
