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BandLab enjoys global viral hit as Tkandz’ Now Or Never makes splash on Spotify
BandLab has heralded the ability for today’s artists to be “global from day one” – as a British rapper active...
WMG is ‘like Marvel for music’ and 4 other things we learned from Robert Kyncl’s Bloomberg interview
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events...
Drake lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ dismissed by US court
A US federal court has dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, ruling that Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not...
Live Nation to issue $1.3bn in convertible bonds for debt refinancing
Live entertainment giant Live Nation has announced it’s planning to issue $1.3 billion in convertible bonds to refinance debt and...
Iconoclast partners with Vermillio to monitor use of Tony Bennett’s name, image, voice and likeness on gen-AI systems
Iconoclast has teamed up with AI licensing and protection platform Vermillio to monitor and control uses of Tony Bennett’s name,...
OpenAI’s Sora promises ‘unprecedented realism’ in AI-generated videos – talent giant WME just opted out its entire roster
Talent agency WME is opting all of its clients out of having their likeness used in the latest version of...
Richard Stumpf’s Hawkeye Music teams up with Tesseract with $50m in capital to acquire music rights
Hawkeye Music Publishing, the company launched last year by music industry veteran Richard Stumpf, has partnered with Tesseract Music to...
Samantha Saturn exits role as Chief Marketing Officer at SESAC Music Group
SESAC Music Group, owner of the performance rights org SESAC, has announced that Samantha Saturn is leaving her role as...
Mark Ronson’s Zelig Music forms publishing joint venture with PULSE Music Group
Los Angeles-based PULSE Music Group has teamed up with Mark Ronson’s Zelig Music to form a joint venture focused on...
The Mechanical Licensing Collective has distributed $3bn+ to songwriters and publishers to date
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of...
