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In 2017, rumors were spreading that Len Blavatnik, the Warner Music Group owner, was examining a promising acquisition of SoundCloud. Although Blavatnik didn’t make the deal. However, there’s a possibility that he can start up a compelling conversation between the music industry’s A&R community: what happens when a record label has access to an authorized data that illustrates who the popular new artists, globally? On March 29, Max Lousada declared that the acquisition of Sod

Apparently, YouTube desires to be involved in the streaming business by introducing “Remix.” Warner Music Group made a licensing deal for Remix already. Universal, Sony, and Merlin are interested in the idea of Remix, but there’s no settlement yet. Lyor Cohen has declared that there is a chance of Google Play Music colliding with the components of YouTube. What do you guys think? Will Google Play Music be replaced by Remix? Let us know in the comment section down below #YouTu

Spotify has been getting attention from major label companies lately. They’ve made a deal with Universal and Sony so far. “It’s taken us a while to get here, but it’s been worth it, as we’ve arrived at a balanced set of future-focused deal terms. “ – Ole Obermann, WMG’s Chief Digital Officer. What do you guys think? Was it a good deal? Can Spotify and Warner benefit off of each other? Let us know in the comment section down below. #Spotify #UniversalMusicGroup #WarnerMusicGro

According to Music Business Worldwide, Warner Music Group made $917 million in revenues for the three months ending June 30, the company’s biggest fiscal Q3 since WMG was acquired by a group of investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. for $2.6 billion in late 2003. So what caused the boom in revenue? Yes, you guessed it, Streaming. Artists such Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Gorillaz, Clean Bandit and TWICE are the company’s top selling artists whose successful album and single streams l

(By TIM INGHAM | Published on May 5, 2017 for Music Business Worldwide) Warner Music Group has inked a new global licensing deal with YouTube – but not without some serious reservations. MBW has got hold of a leaked internal memo sent earlier today by WMG boss Steve Cooper, in which he reveals that the company has extended its YouTube deals both for publishing and recorded music. “We secured the best possible deals under very difficult circumstances,” says Cooper (pictured).