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Canada walks back plan to make US audiovisual streaming services pay a bigger Canadian-content levy
The Government of Canada has directed the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to review its decision requiring large audiovisual...
MOBO Awards founder Kanya King dies at 57
Kanya King, the widely respected music entrepreneur, founder of the MOBO Awards, and champion of Black British music, has died...
UMG launches nextWAV artist development program in New Zealand
Universal Music New Zealand (UMNZ) has launched nextWAV., an artist development program for secondary school students pursuing careers in music.UMNZ,...
Soraib el Jelali appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music Benelux
Soraib el Jelali has been appointed Head of A&R, Benelux at Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the music publishing arm of...
From Suno’s $5.4B valuation to Bill Ackman’s exit from Universal Music… 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...
A bill moving through Congress could change who controls the US Copyright Office. Here’s why it matters for the music business.
MBW Explains is a series in which we dig behind the headlines, via data and context, to improve your understanding...
Remember ‘Say No To Suno’? Someone just hired a plane to fly it over an AI investor summit… featuring Mikey Shulman.
Yesterday (June 3), a plane circled high above Santa Monica carrying three words: “SAY NO TO SUNO.”Its location in the...
Concord invests in and strikes strategic partnership with Lito Music, the company founded by Latin hip-hop & reggaeton artist Lito MC Cassidy
Concord Label Group has formed a strategic partnership with Lito Music, the company founded by influential Latin hip-hop & reggaeton...
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is selling its remaining Universal Music Group stake, days after UMG rejected its $64B takeover bid
Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square is reportedly set to sell around 80.6 million shares in Universal Music Group.According to Bloomberg, the move...
BMI promotes four executives across Creative and Corporate Communications teams
BMI has promoted four executives across its Creative and Corporate Communications teams.The promotions, announced on Wednesday (June 3), are based...
