From GEMA’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to Hipgnosis’ $1.47bn ABS deal… 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…

Shintaro Aki appointed Managing Director of EMI Records Japan

Universal Music Japan (UMJ) has appointed widely respected industry and A&R executive Shintaro Aki as Managing…

Anthem Entertainment acquires Puerto Rican rapper Darell’s catalog, hires Victor Mijares as VP of Latin Music

Toronto-based independent music company Anthem Entertainment has acquired the catalog of multi-platinum urban artist Darell, expanding…

Jedd Katrancha named Chief Creative Officer at Downtown Music Publishing

Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) has appointed Jedd Katrancha as Chief Creative Officer. Katrancha will spearhead the…

Chris Taylor launches management company, Hall of Fame Artists

Chris Taylor, former president and CEO of Blackstone-owned MNRK Music Group, has launched a new music…

Spotify launches ‘Partner Program’ with new monetization options for video creators

Does Spotify want to be the next YouTube? That might be a tall order for the…

Boomplay MD Phil Choi exits, joins Warner Music Group as Head of Business Development for APAC region

Warner Music Group has appointed a new Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific. The executive appointed…

Live Nation’s job is to ‘take the punch for the artist’… and 3 other things we learned from Michael Rapino during the company’s investor presentation

In the popular narrative today, Live Nation’s Ticketmaster is a villain, squeezing every last penny out…

Music.AI partners with SourceAudio to offer stem separation technology to 567,000 users

Music.AI, an AI-powered audio technology company, has partnered with SourceAudio, integrating Music.AI’s advanced stem separation technology…

Tencent Music is using AI to create viral content… and three other things we learned on the company’s Q3 earnings call

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