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From Spotify’s AI product plans to beatBread’s $100m global indie fund… 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...
Avex Music Group unveils leadership team, establishes NYC office; introduces an East/West Coast structure as part of ‘sweeping’ expansion
This has been a year of monumental change at the US division of Japanese entertainment giant Avex Inc.Following its acquisition...
What indie distribution bosses really think about UMG’s proposed acquisition of Downtown and FUGA
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news...
City of Hope honors Warner Records’ Tom Corson with Spirit of Life Award
Warner Records’ Co-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Tom Corson received City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award at a gala...
Major music publishers ink AI licensing deals with lyrics and music data company Musixmatch
Lyrics and music data company Musixmatch says it has signed AI licensing deals with the publishing arms of all three...
Key Songs In The Life Of… Jack Antonoff
MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music industry figures about the...
Too Lost makes ‘seven-figure’ investment in catalog acquisition startup AntiFragile Equity Partners
Digital distributor Too Lost has made another significant investment in an independent company.Too Lost is backing AntiFragile Equity Partners, a...
Saumil Mehta joins Ticketmaster as Global President to lead ‘AI transformation’ at the Live Nation-owned company
Live Nation-owned ticketing giant Ticketmaster has appointed Saumil Mehta as its new Global President, effective November 1.Mehta succeeds Mark Yovich,...
UK’s Jukebox launches $15m fund to invest in music, culture, tech startups
UK-headquartered PR company Jukebox expanding into the venture capital space.The Alex Jukes-founded company, known for its work in music, entertainment...
Bootleg vinyl from Russia & China… and 3 other things you might have missed from the RIAA’s latest piracy revelations
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
