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The Richard Antwi Scholarship has officially opened applications for its seventh and final round on Thursday (February 15). Aspiring music industry leaders from marginalized communities are invited to apply. The scholarship is open to Black and minority ethnic students who demonstrate “excellence and vision,” with the aim of making a meaningful impact on the music industry, according […]

Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group has secured a strategic investment from HPS Investment Partners (HPS), an investment firm with $107 billion in assets under management. The investment from HPS, together with senior debt financing from third parties, provides Iconic with access to $1 billion of capital. With HPS’ support, Iconic will further solidify its position

UK-born Transgressive Records, run by founding directors Tim Dellow, Toby L and Lilas Bourboulon, is expanding into the US. Widely respected executive Jack Hedges – formerly of Atlantic Records and Sony Music – is joining the company as its first General Manager, North America, effective immediately. Canvasback Music, the “boutique” label imprint that Hedges ran with A&R veteran Steve Ralbovsky will

Kobalt has launched what it calls the ‘next-generation’ of its Client Portal for its publishing clients, which offers insights and payment details across desktop, mobile, and tablet. In addition to real-time royalty payments, song-specific performance insights, and live sync updates, the new portal includes a tool the company claims is “an industry first across the royalty processing journey”.

More than two years after it was introduced, and after a great deal of negotiation, the European Union’s AI Act is headed for a vote in the European Parliament. Parliament’s Internal Market and Civil Liberties Committees on Tuesday (February 13) voted 71-8, with seven abstentions, to approve what is now likely to become the democratic world’s

A New York court has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Roddy Ricch over his 2019 megahit The Box. Singer-songwriter Greg Perry filed a lawsuit in December 2022, alleging that The Box ripped off the 1975 R&B song Come On Down, which Perry co-wrote. In a ruling issued on Monday (February 12), US District Court Judge Analisa Torres granted a motion to dismiss requested

Ron Perry, the Chairman and CEO of Sony Music-owned Columbia Records, is set to be named UJA-Federation of New York’s 2024 Music Visionary of the Year. The award will place Perry alongside such previous honorees as Sony Music Group CEO Rob Stringer, Amazon Music VP Steve Boom, SiriusXM President and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein (in 2022), Universal Music Group EVP Michele Anthony (in 2017) and Daniel Ek and Troy Carter (in 2018). Perry is

Music streaming giant Spotify and live event discovery platform Bandsintown have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing live music discovery on the streaming platform. This collaboration integrates Bandsintown event listings directly into Spotify, connecting artists with Spotify’s 602 million monthly active users while they listen and providing them with a new avenue to discover upcoming shows. MBW has confirmed that the launch

Hangout FM, a social music platform owned by Turntable Labs, has announced a partnership with Beatdapp, a blockchain-based music streaming fraud detection company, to combat streaming fraud.  This collaboration aims to protect artists and ensure they receive fair compensation for their work by preventing fraudulent activity on the Hangout FM platform. Streaming fraud has become a major

Music promotion platform Groover has closed an $8 million Series A funding round. The round was led by investors OneRagtime, Trind, Techmind, and MozzaAngels, and supported by historical backers, Partech, Bpifrance’s Tech & Touch fund, Verve Ventures, and Frenchfounders. OneRagtime has previously invested in the likes of Medium and MatchTune. Launched in 2019 by musicians and music