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Key Songs In The Life Of… Charlie Hellman
MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music industry figures about the...
Why distinguishing human creation from AI mimicry matters more than ever
MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. In the following MBW op/ed,...
Universal Music acquires stake in superfan app Stationhead
Universal Music Group has acquired a minority stake in superfan platform Stationhead.UMG’s minority investment in the company follows Stationhead’s merger...
BMG in talks to acquire Concord (report)
BMG Rights Management is reportedly in discussions to acquire Concord, in a deal that would bring together two of the...
DistroKid, repped by Goldman Sachs and Raine, exploring a sale
Grammy Week is abuzz with industry-changing news.As you will have seen, BMG is apparently in talks to potentially acquire Concord.Sony...
From BMG’s reported Concord acquisition talks to UMG’s $3bn Anthropic lawsuit… 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...
JP Evangelista promoted to EVP of Content, Programming & Marketing at Vevo
Vevo has promoted JP Evangelista to Executive Vice President of Content, Programming & Marketing, expanding his remit across the company’s...
![Edwin Schröter promoted to CEO at [PIAS], as co-founder Kenny Gates becomes Executive Chairman](https://sonfapitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Edwin-and-Kenny-2-e1769710483853-350x250.jpeg "Edwin Schröter promoted to CEO at [PIAS], as co-founder Kenny Gates becomes Executive Chairman")
Edwin Schröter promoted to CEO at [PIAS], as co-founder Kenny Gates becomes Executive Chairman
Edwin Schröter has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Label Group, with company co-founder Kenny Gates becoming Executive Chairman.Schröter,...
60,000 AI tracks hit Deezer daily as platform moves to license detection tech to wider music industry
Deezer is now receiving over 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks every day – and is moving to license its AI-detection technology...
