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Warner Chappell Music now represents the publishing catalog of Tom Petty around the world
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) is now the exclusive global admin partner of Tom Petty’s storied song catalog.The deal, which covers...
Spanish collecting society SGAE fined $7M for anticompetitive practices
The Spanish competition authority CNMC has fined collecting society SGAE €6.4 million (USD $6.9 million at current exchange rates) for...
NoCopyrightSounds and Geometry Dash team up to provide free music for gamers
NoCopyrightSounds (NCS), a copyright-free independent electronic record label, has formed a collaboration with the popular music platform game Geometry Dash.The...
TuneCore unveils AI-powered mastering service for indie artists, with a fee of $5 per track
Believe-owned TuneCore, an independent development partner and distributor for self-releasing artists, has introduced TuneCore Mastering, an AI-powered audio mastering service.The...
Mark Zuckerberg and wife’s investment fund join $22M funding round for kids audio platform Yoto
Yoto, creator of the Yoto Player and Yoto Mini for children, has secured an additional $22 million in funding to...
Primary Wave acquires catalog of Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt
Indie music publisher Primary Wave has announced it’s acquiring the catalog of Nuno Bettencourt, the guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer...
Primary Wave Music to co-produce documentary on songwriting legend Gerry Goffin
Primary Wave Music has joined forces with Be Forward Productions and Storyvault Films to co-produce a documentary film delving into...
A warning sign? Sweden has fewer paying music subscribers than it did 2 years ago, according to YouGov survey.
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
From the majors’ AI lawsuit to Believe’s big acquisition plans… 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...
Joakim Johansson promoted to President, Nordics at Universal Music Central Europe
Universal Music Group has announced that Joakim Johansson has been promoted to President, Nordics at Universal Music Central Europe.Johansson will...
