Reservoir acquires UK dance/electronic label New State – including recorded music catalog of 13,000+ tracks
New York-headquartered Reservoir Media has acquired prominent UK dance and electronic label New State, in a deal that includes the ...
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Sony generated $2.55bn from recorded music and publishing in Q3, up 9.6% YoY
Sony’s global music rights operation – across recorded music and music publishing – generated USD $2.55 billion in the three ...
Sony Music acquires recorded music catalog of Egyptian superstar Amr Diab
Sony Music Entertainment Middle East has signed an exclusive partnership with Egyptian superstar artist Amr Diab, one of the wider ...
Carlyle-backed Litmus Music buys Randy Newman’s publishing, recorded music interests
Litmus Music has been busy.Since late 2022, the company – backed by Carlyle’s Global Credit Platform – has acquired catalogs ...
2 Live Crew can take back recorded music copyrights from ex-label, jury rules
A jury in a Florida federal court has ruled that 2 Live Crew members and their heirs can take back ...
Latin Music generated $685m in US recorded music revenues in the first half of 2024 – up 7% YoY
It’s no secret that Latin Music has become a huge part of the US music industry (not to mention the ...
Eric Wong upped to Head of Global A&R, Recorded Music at Warner; Jessica Keeley-Carter promoted to Chief Marketing Officer
Warner Music Group has made two key Recorded Music leadership appointments as part of an ongoing shakeup to its recorded ...
Bill Callahan and Noah Cyrus Join Everything Is Recorded on New Song: Listen
Everything Is Recorded, the project of producer and XL Recordings founder Richard Russell, has united Bill Callahan and Noah Cyrus ...
Universal Music Group just completed the $70m acquisition of Thailand’s second-biggest recorded music catalog… while suggesting many more M&A deals in ‘high-potential’ markets are on the way.
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events ...
France’s recorded music market generated $450m in H1, as paid subscription revenues grow 11.3% YoY
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of ...
