Troy Carter’s Venice is launching an NFT-gated members’ club – offering artist services, studios, and more

Troy Carter’s Venice Music is simultaneously expanding into Web3 and launching its own private members’ club. The company has today taken the wraps off a new NFT-gated project called the Venice Music... Read more »

Warner buys minority stake in Poland-based hip-hop concert promoter BIG Idea

Warner Music Group [2,082 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/access-industries/warner-music-group/”>Warner Music Poland has taken a minority stake in BIG Idea, a prominent concert and festival promoter operating in Poland since 2012. BIG Idea says that it... Read more »

Rob Hallett’s Robomagic Live acquired by North American promoter Outback Presents

North America-based live promoter Outback Presents has acquired Robomagic Live, which was founded by former AEG President Rob Hallett. 2015. In a media statement announcing the news, the two companies say they... Read more »

After suing Google over app store rules, Epic’s Bandcamp can continue using own payment system… for now.

Bandcamp’s had a rollercoaster couple of months. In March, the online music store and direct-to-fan platform got both the music and video games businesses talking when it was acquired by $31.5 billion-valued... Read more »

From Universal dumping DIY distribution to Zach Katz at FaZe Clan: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

Welcome to  Music Business Worldwide [157 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/music-business-worldwide-2/”>Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s... Read more »

Sony Music Publishing signs deal with BTS co-writer MAX

Sony Music Publishing [626 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/sony/sony-music-group/sony-music-publishing/”>Sony Music Publishing has signed multi-platinum songwriter and recording artist MAX to a global administration deal. With the agreement, MAX has launched Colour Vision Publishing in partnership... Read more »

Zach Katz joins FaZe Clan as President and COO, ahead of eSports firm’s expected $1bn SPAC merger

The convergence of music and gaming worlds becomes more interesting every day. This week, it’s been confirmed that Zach Katz – former President of BMG [773 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/bertelsmann/bmg/”>BMG in the US, and... Read more »

RCA Records launches first Asia division in Greater China

Sony Music Entertainment [1,177 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/sony/sony-music-group/sony-music-entertainment/”>Sony Music Entertainment‘s RCA Records has launched its first Asia division in Greater China. The new label will focus on signing artists in the Greater China region.... Read more »

Universal dumps DIY distribution, as Spinnup goes invite-only

Amongst the multitude of tempting reasons for Sony Music Entertainment [1,177 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/sony/sony-music-group/sony-music-entertainment/”>Sony Music to acquire AWAL last year (*cough* instant market share *cough*) was the ex- Kobalt Music Group [573 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/kobalt-music-group/”>Kobalt... Read more »

Liz Leyva and Cristobal Brito join Saban Music Group’s Latin division

Saban Music Group [16 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/saban-music-group/”>Saban Music Group says it has “fortified” the executive team of its recently launched Saban Music Latin division by hiring Liz Leyva as Vice President of Latin... Read more »