February, 2024

Jeff Roberto joins Splice as SVP Marketing
Roberto's background includes chief marketing officer roles at Nodle and DistroKid Source...

TikTok rival Triller sued over alleged non-payment of $35.5m debt
A hedge fund owned by Yorkville Advisors says Triller Group is in default on a tranche of convertible bonds Source...

Downtown expands Música Mexicana reach with Josa Records distro deal for Netón Vega
Downtown will provide worldwide distribution for Vega's existing music catalog and his upcoming debut album Source...

Daniel Ek cashes out another $37m in Spotify stock, bringing total value of shares sold this year to nearly $320m
Spotify's market capitalization is more than double that of the world's largest music company, Universal Source...

Inside Sony Music Publishing’s flagship creative hub for songwriters in Los Angeles
Sony Music Publishing has opened a new office space and creative hub for songwriters in Los Angeles. Source...

Warner Music Group’s Paul Robinson to receive 2025 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award during Grammy Week
The award is granted “to an attorney who demonstrates dedication to supporting and advancing the music community through their service" Source...

The CEO of Getty Images just delivered a public smackdown to AI copyright thievery
In an op-ed published by Fortune this week, Craig Peters slams the argument the using copyrighted material to train AI models is 'fair use' Source...

From ADOR’s NewJeans lawsuit to the biggest music deals of 2024… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… Source...

!K7 Music founder and CEO Horst Weidenmüller honored by IMPALA for Outstanding Contribution to the European independent music sector
Weidenmüller founded !K7 Records in 1985 Source...

Emerging markets-focused label Heatwave strikes publishing joint venture with Kobalt
Heatwave was launched by ex-Syco Music MD Tyler Brown and Harold Serero, a former senior A&R executive at Ultra Music Publishing Source...

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