Nashville hitmaker Matt Alderman sells catalog to Anthem Entertainment

Anthem Entertainment has expanded its portfolio by acquiring the song catalog of platinum-selling Nashville-based songwriter Matt…

Amazon Music to bundle Audiobooks from Audible – and unlike Spotify’s bundling move, publishers say it won’t decrease revenue for songwriters

At the beginning of March, Spotify reclassified its Premium Individual, Duo, and Family subscription streaming plans as…

HarbourView acquires master royalty income of Grammy-winning Jazz star George Benson

HarbourView Equity Partners says it has acquired the master royalty income of 10-times Grammy-winning jazz guitarist…

Sony Music settles Whitney Houston biopic lawsuit over alleged unpaid song licenses

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has settled a copyright lawsuit against the makers of the 2022 biopic…

Court asked to review Ed Sheeran ‘Thinking Out Loud’ legal victory

Despite Ed Sheeran’s court victories last year in which he successfully fended off accusations that his…

Lucy Huang appointed Chief Technology & Product Officer at TuneCore

Believe-owned distribution company TuneCore has appointed Lucy Huang as the company’s new Chief Technology & Product…

Dan Nigro on changing the pop landscape with Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan

MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series celebrates the composers behind the globe’s biggest hits. This time out…

‘I love seeing how far dance music has come. This is not a fad.’

MBW’s Inspiring Women series profiles female executives who have risen through the ranks of the business,…

Kevin Lipson appointed Chief Revenue Officer at Republic Records

Universal Music Group‘s Republic has appointed industry veteran Kevin Lipson as its first-ever Chief Revenue Officer,…

Key Songs in the Life Of… Maykel Piron

MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music…