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Avex Music Group and Runner Music extend publishing deal with Grant Boutin
Avex Music Group, the global music division of Japanese entertainment company Avex, has extended its publishing deal with songwriter and...
Apple TV+ hikes subscription price by 30%… making it more expensive than Apple Music once again
Bit by bit, the era of video streaming services underpricing their product to build a customer base is coming to...
Bandsintown inks YouTube deal to become platform’s exclusive provider of concert listings
Live music discovery platform Bandsintown has become the exclusive provider of concert listings on YouTube and YouTube Music.Bandsintown confirmed earlier...
Virgin Music Group inks global partnership deal with Michael Goldstone and Thaddeus Rudd’s Mom+Pop
Virgin Music Group has signed a global partnership with Mom+Pop Music, adding the independent label and its roster of artists...
IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley urges action to accelerate India’s music streaming revenues – amid subscription growth challenges
There are some troubling market signs for the recorded music business in India… and the message from global recorded music...
Confirmed: BMI royalty rate from terrestrial US radio is rising by nearly 24%
Performance rights organization BMI hailed its new agreement with radio broadcasters on Tuesday (August 19), declaring that it included its...
BMI secures ‘largest rate increase ever’ for radio royalties in US
Performance rights organization BMI says it has reached a settlement on royalties paid to artists and songwriters on US radio,...
ASCAP secures ‘higher rates’ in settlement with US radio broadcasters
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has reached a settlement agreement with the Radio Music License Committee...
Big Loud Records, marking ‘exciting new chapter’, promotes three execs – and hires three more
Big Loud Records has announced a series of executive promotions and new hires across its marketing leadership, further expanding the...
The US’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule could soon be law. What would that mean for streaming services?
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
