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Arif Mahmud promoted to General Counsel and SVP of Global Business Affairs at AWAL
Arif Mahmud has been promoted to the role of General Counsel and SVP of Global Business Affairs at AWAL.Mahmud is...
AEG’s AXS expands into Singapore via majority acquisition of prominent ticketing firm SISTIC
AXS has agreed to take a majority stake in Singapore-based ticketing platform SISTIC as part of a new strategic partnership,...
APAC lags world in premium streaming, but Japan a ‘driving force’ leading change, Luminate report says
Japan has emerged as the APAC region’s clear winner in premium entertainment subscriptions, market monitor Luminate says.In a region known...
3 things you might have missed about Daniel Ek’s decision to step back as Spotify CEO
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
Zebralution’s Konrad von Löhneysen talks independent distribution and the firm’s €100m-a-year revenue target
MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the most influential industry...
Kid Harpoon named as Abbey Road’s first-ever Producer in Residence
London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios has appointed Grammy and BRIT Award-winning producer, songwriter, and musician Thomas Hull, AKA Kid Harpoon,...
From Drake losing his UMG lawsuit to HYBE’s new services division… 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...
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...
