India’s Tips Music becomes latest independent music company to strike direct deal with TikTok following Merlin split

TikTok has entered into a direct global licensing deal with a prominent independent India-headquartered record label,…

FUGA signs global music distribution deal with Mind of a Genius Records

Downtown-owned B2B music distributor FUGA has formed a new partnership with independent record label Mind of…

Brady Bedard joins Atlantic Music Group as Executive Vice President, Promotion

Brady Bedard has been named Executive Vice President, Promotion for Atlantic Music Group. He joins the…

Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2025: Ella Langley, Cloudy June, Good Neighbours

The second installment of MBW’s showcase series introducing Vevo’s Artists to Watch 2025 shines the spotlight…

‘Our global strategy for Japanese music has just begun.’

MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of…

Billie Eilish named Apple Music Artist of the Year

Pop artist Billie Eilish has been named Apple Music‘s Artist of the Year for 2024, becoming…

From Amazon Music’s audiobook bundle to WMG’s subscription streaming growth… 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…

Johnny Marr talks artist development and the record industry’s future as he partners with Epidemic Sound

Stockholm-based music licensing platform Epidemic Sound has partnered with legendary British guitarist, songwriter, and producer Johnny…

Warner Music Group’s WMX named as official merch partner for Oasis Live ’25 tour

Warner Music Group’s merchandise and fan-experience division WMX has revealed it will be the official merchandise…

Miley Cyrus asks court to dismiss copyright suit over ‘Flowers,’ arguing case has ‘fatal flaw’

The copyright infringement lawsuit over Miley Cyrus’ Flowers is remarkable for the large number of people…