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Billboard reveals its 2023 Indie Power Players list, spotlighting the executives driving the growth of the independent music industry.

Bad Bunny's album Verano Sin Ti broke the record for the highest first-week streams worldwide for a Latin album in Apple Music history…

/PRNewswire/ -- Gimme Radio, the digital radio destination where fans connect directly with their favorite artists and support them through tipping, vinyl...

Music Business Worldwide April 1, 2021 Som Livre artist, Marilia Mendonça, has over 13 billion views of her channel on YouTube We told you so. Last month, MBW predicted that Som Livre, owner of the biggest domestic-born record label in Brazil, was set to be acquired by a major music company. Our sources informed us the price of the deal would likely land somewhere around $250 million to $300 million, and that all three majors had kicked the tires of the firm. Now we know who got it: Sony Music...

Sony Acquires AWAL, Kobalt Neighboring Rights AWAL, which built a reputation as a safe harbor for independent artists seeking true global reach, is now owned by Sony, the world’s second largest music group. Sony Music Entertainment has announced that it will acquire Kobalt’s recorded music operations, including AWAL and performance rights collection agency Kobalt Neighbouring Rights. Together they will become a new division within SME’s suite of independent artist and label services along...