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Substack isn’t the right model for music. But the future’s still bright.
MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following comes...
Amid legal battle, Salt-N-Pepa claims UMG ‘keeps us from re-releasing our music’
Two members of Salt-N-Pepa said Universal Music Group has taken down some of their hit songs from streaming services and...
Kobalt’s AI deal with Suno rival ElevenLabs guarantees publishing ‘parity’ with recorded music
Earlier today (August 5), music publisher Kobalt announced a landmark licensing agreement with ElevenLabs’ new AI music platform, Eleven Music...
Reservoir reports 8% YoY revenue growth to $37M in fiscal Q1
New York-headquartered Reservoir Media reported revenue growth in line with guidance for its fiscal first quarter, with the music rights...
beatBread raises $124M from backers including Citi to fund advances
Music financing platform beatBread has secured another USD $124 million in credit and equity capital to expand its artist advance...
Rafael Ricardo Jiménez-Dan on Rimas, independence, and music publishing
To most of the music world, Rafael Ricardo Jiménez-Dan remains an enigma.Despite founding Rimas in 2014 – the company behind...
Ex-Hipgnosis EVP James Cerreta named President for US and Canada at Peermusic
California-headquartered independent music publishing and neighbouring rights company Peermusic has appointed James Cerreta as President for its US and Canada...
Sony Music launches PARTYNEXTDOOR virtual concert experience in Fortnite
Sony Music Entertainment has partnered with Epic Games to launch an immersive PARTYNEXTDOOR concert experience in Fortnite, debuting Thursday (August...
US District Judge denies Shira Perlmutter’s preliminary injunction motion in Copyright Office dispute
A federal judge has denied former Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have restored...
AWAL elevates Matt Riley to President, Victoria Needs and Sam Potts to co-Managing Directors
Artist services company AWAL has shuffled its UK leadership, promoting Matt Riley to President and elevating Victoria Needs and Sam...
