Warner’s latest web3 move is an investment in virtual artist and metaverse platform Authentic Artists

Warner Music Group [2,104 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/access-industries/warner-music-group/”>Warner Music Group has been particularly active in the Web3 space over the past few months. In January, WMG inked a strategic partnership with virtual gaming world The... Read more »

Universal Music Group just launched a ‘secret’ sample service… for major label artists only 🤫

The beat and sample platform sector is becoming an increasingly prominent sector of the music industry. Not only has it morphed into a significant revenue source for creators, as evidenced by BeatStars’... Read more »

UK tech firm DAACI launches $4.9m funding round for music composition AI

DAACI, an AI-based platform that composes, arranges, orchestrates and produces original music, has launched a £4 million ($4.9m) seed funding round. The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) eligible round will close in September.... Read more »

Steve Cooper: Read the full memo announcing his Warner Music Group exit

Earlier today, MBW reported that Steve Cooper [154 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/people/steve-cooper/”>Steve Cooper, the long-time CEO of Warner Music Group [2,100 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/access-industries/warner-music-group/”>Warner Music Group, is stepping down from that position. Cooper has been... Read more »

Music industry launches ‘large-scale action’ against infringing music services in Brazil

Music copyright-infringing platforms in Brazil are feeling the heat. In a move supported by global recorded music body IFPI [410 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/ifpi/”>IFPI and its Brazilian national group, Pro-Música Brasil, Brazilian law enforcement... Read more »

Warner Music Group boss Steve Cooper is officially stepping down in 2023. The search for his successor has begun.

Steve Cooper [154 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/people/steve-cooper/”>Steve Cooper, the CEO of Warner Music Group [2,100 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/access-industries/warner-music-group/”>Warner Music Group, has officially announced he is stepping down from the leadership position. Cooper won’t be going... Read more »

Glassnote Records inks global distribution deal with The Orchard

Indie music company Glassnote [78 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/glassnote/”>Glassnote Records, famed for signing and developing Grammy Award-winning acts like Mumford & Sons and Phoenix, has a new distribution partner. Glassnote has entered into a... Read more »

China’s TF Entertainment inks deals with Tencent Music and rival NetEase Cloud Music… but Tencent gets a 30-day exclusivity window

Chinese music company TF Entertainment (Time Fengjun Entertainment) has struck deals with two China-based music streaming companies this week. The first of those companies is China’s Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), which operates... Read more »

‘It’s one thing to make beats, but you’ve got to be able to make records.’

MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series sees us interview – and celebrate – some of the greatest talents working in studios across the decades. The latest instalment features Malay, who has produced standout... Read more »

Four Tet vs. Domino: Artist settles royalties dispute against label

Electronic musician Four Tet, (Kieran Hebden), has resolved a legal dispute with Domino [109 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/domino-recording-co/”>Domino Records over a deal he signed with the label in 2001. Hebden alleged that Domino, the... Read more »