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Tony Harlow to exit as CEO of Warner Music UK
Harlow to step down from role as CEO of Warner Music UK at the end of October Source...

Vinyl records and CDs spared from Donald Trump’s new US import tariffs
Physical music formats are classified as “information materials” exempt from trade restrictions. Source...

SM Entertainment teams up with music tech startup Verses on AI-generated rap music project
The collaboration centers on Verses' Rappie application, which generates rap lyrics, vocals and accompanying videos using AI. Source...

Warner Music signs Japanese star Yuki Chiba in partnership with 300 Entertainment
Chiba collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion on 'MAMUSHI', which has generated more than 284 million streams on Spotify to date. Source...

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ becomes first song to hit 5bn streams on Spotify
The latest achievement coincides with the track topping Billboard's Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century chart Source...

From Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters record to BMG’s H1 results… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place Source...

beatBread CEO and co-founder Peter Sinclair dies aged 50
Sinclair passed away on Saturday (August 23) surrounded by his family in Los Angeles. Source...

Y2K on Doja Cat, Grammys, Elliott Smith, and why making music with TikTok virality in mind is ‘setting yourself up to fail’
Ari Starace is the latest interviewee in our World's Greatest Producers series Source...

Thomas Coesfeld on BMG’s H1 2025 results, why music streaming ‘remains undervalued’, and a strategy focused on the ‘core business’ of music rights
MBW quizzes Coesfeld on BMG's strategic direction, music being 'undervalued' on streaming services, and why he believes the wider music industry must do better on fair payments Source...

Italy’s paid streaming subscriptions jump 12.7% YoY in first half of 2025 as local acts dominate the charts
Italian artists accounted for 90% of the top 10 albums and singles in Italy in H1 2025, industry group FIMI says Source...

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