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Amra has invested more than $50m in its tech to date – with most of it spent in the past 3 years
Did you spot the people wildly waving their arms in the air at the annual meeting of the National Music...
Sony Music inks partnership with India’s Maddock Films to produce soundtracks, pop singles
India’s music market is one of the world’s fastest-growing, and Sony Music Group has been no slouch in capitalizing on...
The Music Business Has A Stealing Problem. Again.
MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say.The following op/ed comes...
KKR acquires live music giant Superstruct in $1.4bn deal (UPDATE)
Investment giant KKR has acquired European festival operator Superstruct Entertainment from private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.As part of the...
From TikTok’s music investment team to Sony’s reported Queen catalog acquisition… 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...
$125m-backed Suno is being used to make racist and antisemitic music
Suno, the increasingly popular and well-funded AI-powered music generator, and whose tech has been integrated into Microsoft products, has been...
Warner makes yet another move in South East Europe with investment in Croatian label Dancing Bear
Warner Music Group’s expansion in South East Europe has been fast and aggressive enough almost to be labeled a spree.Earlier...
Universal Music Group’s merch company Bravado unveils new leadership structure
Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company, Bravado has announced new leadership appointments across all departments.UMG says that the...
Meta’s new generative AI model can take chords or beats and turn them into songs
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms is among the increasingly numerous contenders in the field of AI music generation, and...
TikTok parent ByteDance to spend $2.1bn to develop AI hub in Malaysia
Malaysia has become a focal point of AI-related investment from global tech giants.Last month, Google revealed a $2 billion plan...
