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Spain’s recorded music industry revenues reached $269m in H1, up 16.6% YoY
Spain generated recorded music revenues of €249.8 million (USD $269m) in H1 2024, up 16.6% YoY.That’s according to Promuscae, the...
Roblox launches music charts as part of push into music discovery
Gaming giant Roblox is doubling down on its music offerings as it seeks to become “a destination for organic and...
Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million-dollar’ publishing deal with estate of The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek
Music publisher Primary Wave has struck a “multi-million-dollar” partnership with the estate of Ric Ocasek, the frontman of 80s new...
Live Nation CFO doesn’t expect DOJ antitrust battle to cause any ‘major changes to how we operate…’ and 3 other things we learned from Joe Berchtold’s Bank of America Q&A
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events...
Juice WRLD and Maluma music rights owner Opus acquired by Litmus Music
Opus Music Group, which owns rights to music catalogs from Juice WRLD, Ozuna, Maluma and Rauw Alejandro, has been quietly...
Rimas Publishing launches marketing division led by Chris Hernández
Independent music publisher Rimas Publishing has established a new marketing division led by Christopher Hernández.Hernández previously served as the licensing...
YouTube is new Headline Sponsor for the Music Business UK Awards, presented by MBW
The Music Business UK Awards have a new Headline Sponsor, with YouTube stepping up to be the premier partner for...
COLTURE, co-founded by Brent Faiyaz Manager Ty Baisden, strikes partnership with Soulection CEO Joe Kay
Music company COLTURE has struck up a new partnership with Soulection CEO and Founder Joe Kay.Founded in 2018, COLTURE collaborates...
From the Oasis ‘dynamic pricing’ controversy to Spotify’s Eminem lawsuit victory… 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...
Jackie Winkler promoted to SVP and Head of A&R at Island Records
Island Records has promoted Jackie Winkler to SVP, Head of A&R.Based in Los Angeles, she will report directly to Imran...
