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Paul Roper, President of Dualtone Music Group, passes away after battle with cancer
Paul Roper, the widely respected President of Dualtone Music Group, passed away on Tuesday (December 17) after a courageous battle...
Spotify fires back at Drake: streaming platform says it has “no economic incentive for users to stream ‘Not Like Us’ over any of Drake’s tracks.”
Spotify has officially fired back at claims made by Drake in a legal filing last month that Kendrick Lamar’s Not...
Lucinda Martinez appointed Chief Marketing Officer at HarbourView; Deborah Renteria named VP, Brand & Content Strategy
HarbourView Equity Partners has tapped Netflix and WarnerMedia veteran Lucinda Martinez as its new Chief Marketing Officer, while Deborah Renteria...
Inside the portfolio of businesses owned by Downtown Music – the company Universal is buying for $775m
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
‘As a manager, you have to be somebody’s biggest fan.’
MBW’s World’s Greatest Managers series profiles the best artist managers in the global business. Here, we meet Dan Petel, founder of...
Robert Kyncl talks new talent, new heights, and No.1s
MBW readers will already know that Bruno Mars has repeatedly smashed records on Spotify in the past two months, as...
Universal Music Group settles trademark dispute over use of ‘Republic’ name
After three years of litigation, Universal Music Group (UMG) has settled a trademark dispute with investing platform OpenDeal, which does...
Universal Music Publishing boss Jody Gerson to receive GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Award
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson will be presented with the 2025 GRAMMY Salute to Industry...
4 observations on… Downtown’s $775 million sale to Universal Music Group
“Last Christmas, I gave you my heart. But the very next…” *RECORD SUDDENLY SCRATCHES*We interrupt this cozy festive tableau to...
YouTube partners with Creative Artists Agency on AI deepfake recognition tools
YouTube will bring in talent from Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to help it build a tool to identify AI-generated content,...
