Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com News, jobs and analysis for the global music industry Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:31:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 After $1.5bn takeover proposal, Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s board tells Blackstone: We’re listening… https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/takeover-proposal-hipgnosis-songs-funds-board-tells-blackstone-were-listening/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/takeover-proposal-hipgnosis-songs-funds-board-tells-blackstone-were-listening/#respond Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:19:15 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199386 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/takeover-proposal-hipgnosis-songs-funds-board-tells-blackstone-were-listening/feed/ 0 Strap in. Blackstone is ready to bid $1.5 billion for Hipgnosis Songs Fund. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/strap-in-blackstone-ready-to-bid-1-5-billion-for-hipgnosis-songs-fund/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/strap-in-blackstone-ready-to-bid-1-5-billion-for-hipgnosis-songs-fund/#respond Sat, 20 Apr 2024 14:17:09 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199377 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/strap-in-blackstone-ready-to-bid-1-5-billion-for-hipgnosis-songs-fund/feed/ 0 From the NMPA’s criticism of Spotify’s bundling plans to Concord’s bid for Hipgnosis assets… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-the-nmpas-criticism-of-spotifys-bundling-plans-to-concords-bid-for-hipgnosis-assets-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-the-nmpas-criticism-of-spotifys-bundling-plans-to-concords-bid-for-hipgnosis-assets-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:24:13 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199327 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-the-nmpas-criticism-of-spotifys-bundling-plans-to-concords-bid-for-hipgnosis-assets-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/feed/ 0 Taylor Swift’s return to TikTok includes an in-app experience for ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ with ‘first-of-its-kind’ features https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swifts-return-to-tiktok-includes-an-in-app-experience-for-the-tortured-poets-department-with-first-of-its-kind-features/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swifts-return-to-tiktok-includes-an-in-app-experience-for-the-tortured-poets-department-with-first-of-its-kind-features/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:04:31 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199333 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swifts-return-to-tiktok-includes-an-in-app-experience-for-the-tortured-poets-department-with-first-of-its-kind-features/feed/ 0 Believe’s board backs takeover bid from Denis Ladegaillerie-led consortium https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believes-board-backs-takeover-bid-from-ladegaillerie-led-consortium1/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believes-board-backs-takeover-bid-from-ladegaillerie-led-consortium1/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:00:50 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199338 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believes-board-backs-takeover-bid-from-ladegaillerie-led-consortium1/feed/ 0 Yes… Udio’s output resembles copyrighted music, too. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/yes-udios-output-resembles-copyrighted-music-too/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/yes-udios-output-resembles-copyrighted-music-too/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:32:15 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199243 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/yes-udios-output-resembles-copyrighted-music-too/feed/ 0 Copyright case over Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ continues in New York appeals court https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/copyright-infringement-lawsuit-over-ed-sheerans-thinking-out-loud-continues-in-new-york-appeals-court/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/copyright-infringement-lawsuit-over-ed-sheerans-thinking-out-loud-continues-in-new-york-appeals-court/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:19:04 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199234 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/copyright-infringement-lawsuit-over-ed-sheerans-thinking-out-loud-continues-in-new-york-appeals-court/feed/ 0 ‘Jelly Roll speaks to the underdogs with his music; Lainey Wilson has made Country Cool Again.’ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jelly-roll-speaks-to-the-underdogs-with-his-music-lainey-wilson-has-made-country-cool-again/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jelly-roll-speaks-to-the-underdogs-with-his-music-lainey-wilson-has-made-country-cool-again/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:20:42 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=198900 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jelly-roll-speaks-to-the-underdogs-with-his-music-lainey-wilson-has-made-country-cool-again/feed/ 0 Audiomack signs partnership with Merlin, as streaming service aims to monetize and legitimize modified audio https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/audiomack-signs-partnership-with-merlin-as-streaming-service-aims-to-monetize-and-legitimize-modified-audio/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/audiomack-signs-partnership-with-merlin-as-streaming-service-aims-to-monetize-and-legitimize-modified-audio/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:07:57 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199294 Source

]]> https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/audiomack-signs-partnership-with-merlin-as-streaming-service-aims-to-monetize-and-legitimize-modified-audio/feed/ 0 NMPA accuses Spotify of ‘attacking songwriters’ as streaming service changes how it pays out mechanical royalties in the US https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/nmpa-accuses-spotify-of-attacking-songwriters-as-it-changes-how-it-pays-mechanical-royalties-in-the-us/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/nmpa-accuses-spotify-of-attacking-songwriters-as-it-changes-how-it-pays-mechanical-royalties-in-the-us/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:06:12 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=199229 Source

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