Interviews HYBE’s Joon Choi: ‘90% of Weverse traffic comes from regions outside of Korea. Most of our users are global superfans.’ MBW speaks with Weverse President Joon Choi following the launch of its Spotify-powered 'Listening Party' streaming service
News HYBE’s newest venture in the US is a label called HYBE AMERICA x AU in partnership with Alan Chikin Chow Label is described as "a first-of-its-kind label" that will launch a "groundbreaking franchise spanning both scripted content and music."
News Court says discovery process can move forward in Drake’s defamation lawsuit against UMG over ‘Not Like Us’ UMG's motion to dismiss is still pending
Analysis News Tony Blair’s institute just published an AI report calling for the UK to rip up copyright law. Here’s what it says… The report is titled Rebooting Copyright: How the UK Can Be a Global Leader in the Arts and AI
Interviews ‘Berry Gordy built TAMLA on the principles of excellence, artist development, and a commitment to music that moves people. This is a continuation of that legacy.’ TAMLA Records, the iconic label founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, has officially been reprised under Capitol Music Group
Analysis News Latin Music’s US revenues hit $1.42 billion in 2024, up 5.8% YoY Latin Music revenues accounted for 8.1% of total recorded music revenue in the US last year
News Chance the Rapper’s big money legal battle with ex-manager headed to trial A judge in Illinois denied Chance's motion for summary judgment last week.
Interviews Robb McDaniels on Beatport’s growth plans, and why downloads still matter MBW's Trailblazers series meets Robb McDaniels, CEO of Beatport
News BABYMETAL ink global deal with Capitol Records, becoming the ‘first Japanese artist to sign a frontline deal with the label’ The group will release new album METAL FORTH, globally via Capitol Records on June 13
News HYBE-owned superfan platform Weverse launches in-app streaming service, ‘Listening Party’ New Spotify-powered feature allows artists and fans to stream curated music within Weverse
News Fernando Cabral de Mello named CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Brazil Sony Music Latin Iberia has announced a new organizational structure for its operations in Brazil
Interviews 22,100 artists generated over $50k on Spotify last year. The company argues that ‘way more artists are generating meaningful money now than in any previous era of the music industry’. MBW interviews Charlie Hellman, Spotify's Global Head of Music Vertical
News Tyla producer Sammy SoSo hit with lawsuit over Grammy-winning hit ‘Water’ Lawsuit was filed by Olmo Zucca and Jackson LoMastro
News GetReal Security raises $17.5m to combat AI deepfakes GetReal says it 'specializes in the detection and mitigation of malicious generative AI threats'
News Japan’s Teichiku Entertainment, with global ambitions for J-Pop, strikes ‘comprehensive’ deal with Believe to distribute its music worldwide Believe will distribute Teichiku’s entire catalog locally and globally
