Raphael Saadiq on playing bass for Prince, working with Beyoncé, superstardom with Tony! Toni! Toné! and more…

MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series sees us interview – and celebrate – some of the outstanding…

Virgin Music Group strikes global distro deal with India’s Hungama Digital Media

Virgin Music Group, Universal Music Group‘s global indie artist and label services division, has formed a…

Appeals court rejects last-ditch attempt at reviving copyright case against Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’

A US appeals court has shut down a long-shot effort at reviving a copyright infringement lawsuit over…

TikTok files emergency motion seeking temporary pause to looming US ban

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance filed an emergency motion today (December 9) for a temporary…

Sony Music pulls catalog from Africa-focused music streaming service Boomplay

It’s long been touted as one of the most exciting music streaming platforms in Africa –…

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras’ is biggest-grossing tour of all time, generating over $2bn (report)

With Taylor Swift’s The Eras world tour wrapping up on Sunday in Vancouver, Canada, the final…

AEG Presents strikes strategic partnership with, takes stake in, Germany’s MCT Agentur

Live music and events giant AEG Presents has acquired what it calls a “partnership stake” in…

Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2025: Ela Taubert, Nia Smith, Katseye

MBW’s annual tip-list partnership with Vevo continues with three more rising stars from the firm’s Artists…

TikTok braces for US shutdown as federal appeals court upholds ban

In a unanimous decision, a federal appeals court in the US has rejected TikTok’s lawsuit to…

NewJeans responds to ADOR’s lawsuit: ‘We are likely to suffer even more harm in the future’

K-pop group NewJeans has issued a statement in response to a lawsuit filed by its label,…