October, 2024

Coldplay launch exclusive TikTok ‘MOON MUSiC’ in-app experience
Coldplay become latest artists to launch an interactive in-app experience on TikTok Source...

From Pink Floyd’s $400m deal to TikTok’s scrapped Merlin talks… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… Source...

‘Espresso’ hitmaker Julian Bunetta inks global publishing agreement with Sony Music Publishing
Bunetta worked on Sabrina Carpenter’s No.1 single Espresso, among many other hits Source...

Free streaming app Musi sues Apple over removal from App Store
The legality of Canadian-born Musi has been an issue ever since it was launched a decade ago Source...

Chris Moncada promoted to Chief Operating Officer of MNRK Music Group
Exec is based in Toronto and will work across various MRNK offices in New York, Nashville, Toronto, and the UK Source...

‘Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, it’s all part of the journey.’
The latest interview in partnership with the Did Ya Know? podcast shines the spotlight on Lunick Bourgess Source...

After raising $50m for its US IPO in 2021, Kuke gets sued by classical music group Naxos for alleged $1.8m in missed payments
Naxos says Kuke made regular payments until December 2021, and then the payments stopped Source...

Warner and Meta strike multi-year licensing deal covering Instagram, Facebook and for the first time… WhatsApp
New deal will also see companies further their discussions 'on the potential of AI'. Source...

Eric Wong upped to Head of Global A&R, Recorded Music at Warner; Jessica Keeley-Carter promoted to Chief Marketing Officer
Both execs report directly to WMG CEO, Robert Kyncl Source...

‘The best managers in our business are the ones who are patient with their artists and let them develop in a natural way.’
MBW's series on the World's Greatest Managers continues with Ian McEvily, whose hotter than the sun client, Dan Nigro, is the key creative collaborator with Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo Source...

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