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Believe-owned TuneCore has partnered with song data startup Session. The partnership will allow independent artists to share their music from Session Studio directly to digital stores and streaming platforms using TuneCore’s distribution service. The partnership is also aimed at improving the accuracy of song and recording data for self-releasing artists, according to a press release on Wednesday […]

One senior publishing executive texted MBW over the weekend simply calling it “genius”. A leading talent manager, meanwhile, told us he thought it “tacky and childish”, and “a cheap look”. Whichever camp you fit in, you can’t deny that ASCAP‘s new social media campaign – aiming its guns at historical rival BMI – is getting the music industry

Exceleration Music has made a financial investment in India-headquartered independent record label, Azadi Records, marking its first partnership in Asia. The company did not disclose the size of its investment in Azadi, but noted that it will also provide Azadi with access to its global network and infrastructure.  Charles Caldas, a partner at Exceleration Music,

You can listen to the latest MBW podcast above, or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart etc. via this link. Welcome to the latest Music Business Worldwide Podcast. The MBW Podcast is supported by Voly Music. On this ‘cast, MBW founder Tim Ingham is joined by Lisa Yang, Managing Director of Media & Internet at Goldman Sachs’ Global Investment

As far as mission statements go, DICE‘s is a fun one. The mobile ticketing company says it wants to “get people out more” – to concerts and other live events. Key to the UK-born tech startup’s growth and sustainability, obviously, is the fact that it wants people to use its app to buy their tickets – and it’s

In a bid to enhance its music discovery capabilities, YouTube Music has taken a page from the TikTok playbook with the launch of its new “Samples” feed. Samples is a personalized short-form video feed similar to TikTok, offering users glimpses into recommended songs and artists. Each snippet within the feed provides a brief insight into the musician, the music

People Want To Dance (PWTD), a Hamburg-based dance label that was founded by former Warner Music MD Andreas Weitkämper and Ekki Klages, has partnered with European production company ThreeDee Music to venture into immersive audio mixing using Dolby Atmos technology. Founded in 2021 by Matthias Stalter, ThreeDee Music provides music production services in 3D. The company has studios and offices

Talent agency WME has appointed Josh Javor as Partner and co-head of its London music department. Javor joins WME from X-Ray Touring, where he spent 17 years working with a range of artists including Coldplay, Eminem, Queens of the Stone Age, Phoebe Bridgers, Modest Mouse and Snow Patrol.  He has also worked with artists like