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$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...
Chris Atlas appointed President of Rostrum Pacific-owned distributor and retailer Fat Beats
Rostrum Pacific has appointed Chris Atlas as the new President of its recently acquired distributor and retail brand, Fat Beats.The...
TikTok is forming an investment team to acquire music content and companies
Two years ago, we asked if TikTok was slowly turning into a record company.The ByteDance-owned platform had very recently entered...
FUGA inks global distro, marketing deals with France’s Record Makers and Belgium’s Potion Records
Downtown-owned B2B distributor FUGA has formed new global distribution and marketing deals with two independent labels, expanding its presence in...
Royalties generated by Spanish artists on Spotify exceeded $133m in 2023
In recent weeks, Spotify has been gradually releasing country-level data as part of its annual Loud & Clear music economics...
What would happen if Spotify started charging a ‘modest fee’ for its ad-funded tier… or shut it down entirely?
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events...
