From Warner’s Spotify and Amazon deals to Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2025 memo… 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…

Julie Adam promoted to CEO of Universal Music Canada; Jeffrey Remedios appointed President, Strategic Development, for REPUBLIC Collective

More big news about Universal Music Group‘s leadership teams in North America: UMG has promoted Julie Adam…

Mike Harris named CEO of UMG Nashville; Dave Cobb appointed Chief Creative Officer

Universal Music Group has reorganized its Nashville-based operations. Highly respected Music Row executive Mike Harris, who…

Warner Music generated $1.66bn in calendar Q4, driven by major sellers Linkin Park, Charli XCX, Teddy Swims, Mariya Takeuchi and Benson Boone

Warner Music Group has published its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2024…

Bill requiring ‘all-in’ ticket pricing moves ahead in US Senate

A long-awaited bill to require ticket sellers to display the final price of a ticket is…

Cindy Mabe exits as CEO of Universal Music Group Nashville

Widely respected music executive Cindy Mabe has exited her role as CEO of Universal Music Group…

Warner has a new deal with Amazon Music… and 4 other things we learned from Robert Kyncl on WMG’s latest earnings call

MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to…

Tiara Hargrave named General Manager at Influence Media’s frontline label SLANG

SLANG, a frontline label launched by Influence Media Partners in July 2024, has named Tiara Hargrave…

UK court rejects Sony’s bid to throw out case over ownership of Jimi Hendrix’s music

Sony Music Entertainment is one step closer to facing a full trial over the ownership of…

Brian ‘Busy’ Dackowski named Executive Vice President/Head of Pop/Rock Digital Marketing at Capitol Records

Capitol Records has appointed Brian “Busy” Dackowski as Executive Vice President/Head of Pop/Rock Digital Marketing at…