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Nintendo is finally providing fans with an official way to enjoy their favorite gaming soundtracks. The video gaming giant has forayed into the music streaming arena with the launch of Nintendo Music, an app that brings nearly four decades of iconic video game soundtracks to smart devices. Available exclusively to Nintendo Switch Online members at […]
Music data and lyrics platform Musixmatch has appointed Rio Caraeff and Marco Paglia to the roles of Co-Presidents. Under this new leadership structure, Paglia and Caraeff will report to Max Ciociola, Musixmatch Founder and CEO. Musixmatch claims to be the world’s largest lyrics and music data platform, with more than 80 million users and 1.2 […]
1 One of the great cultural influences to position the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead worldwide came seven years ago with the premiere of the film Coco in October 2017. The Pixar film inspired by the Day of the Dead, one of its most ambitious projects and the first from the animation […]
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. The boom in music asset-backed securities came into sharp […]
Ed Sheeran has beaten a copyright appeal over his hit single Thinking Out Loud. As reported by Reuters, the US appeals court ruled on Friday (November 1) that Sheeran’s single did not illegally copy Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On, siding with a lower-court judge’s prior dismissal of the lawsuit from plaintiff Structured Asset Sales. The […]
Roger De Graaf, co-founder of dance music giant Spinnin’ Records, is retiring. MBW has learned that the widely respected dance music executive has stepped down as President of the Warner Music Group-owned label after 25 years. Spinnin’ Records, the Amsterdam-based company De Graaf co-founded with Eelko Van Kooten in 1999, was acquired by Warner in 2017 in a […]
Rapper and record producer Madlib (who is also behind Quasimoto), has sued the manager of his record and merch companies, alleging that the manager enriched himself while mismanaging the companies. In a complaint to the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles, dated October 31, Madlib asks the court to dissolve Madicine Show, the record […]
Boyd Muir, EVP, CFO and President of Operations at Universal Music Group, has been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer at UMG. The news was announced today (October 31) alongside the company’s Q3 financial results, in which UMG reported revenues of EUR €2.870 billion (USD $3.15bn), up 4.9% YoY at constant […]
Less than a year after its last round of layoffs, streaming service TIDAL has reportedly announced further job cuts. According to an internal memo obtained by Fortune, TIDAL owner Block is planning significant job reductions so that the DSP can operate “like a startup again.” “So we’re going to part ways with a number of […]
Hipgnosis is the latest big name to back the Music Business UK Awards. It will sponsor the Songwriter of the Year Award, a category it has supported since the event was launched in 2016 and which was won last year by Lostboy (Peter Rycroft). The Music Business UK Awards takes place next Tuesday (November 5th) […]