{"id":22859,"date":"2026-10-21T04:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T04:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/?p=22859"},"modified":"2026-10-21T08:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:44:20","slug":"maia-universe-adds-bmg-kobalt-and-warner-deals-secures-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/maia-universe-adds-bmg-kobalt-and-warner-deals-secures-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"MAIA Universe Adds BMG, Kobalt and Warner Deals, Secures Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/maia-universe-adds-bmg-kobalt-and-warner-music-group-partners\/\">MAIA Universe<\/a><\/strong> has announced new agreements with major music rightsholders, strategic investment and an enhanced operating model with the <strong>Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS)<\/strong>. The Stockholm- and London-based sync licensing platform is expanding the music available through its discovery engine, which adds around <strong>10,000 tracks each week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>New publishing and recording agreements<\/h2>\n<p>The platform now has agreements with <strong>more than 200 labels<\/strong> and <strong>90 publishing partners<\/strong>. Its latest partnerships cover both publishing and recording rights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmg.com\/\">BMG<\/a><\/strong>: publishing and recordings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobalt Music<\/strong>: publishing.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmg.com\/\">Warner Music Group<\/a><\/strong>: recordings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cooking Vinyl<\/strong>: recordings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These agreements extend a partner network that already includes <strong>Warner Chappell<\/strong>, <strong>Sony Music Publishing<\/strong> and other major rightsholders.<\/p>\n<h2>Strategic investment and revenue forecast<\/h2>\n<p>MAIA Universe has also secured strategic investment from <strong>MxM<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/bjorn-ulvaeus-invests-in-maia-universe-as-platform-signs-catalogue-deals\/\">Bjorn Ulvaeus<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong>RMV team<\/strong>, led by <strong>Ludvig Andersson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>An analysis of Goldman Sachs\u2019 2025 <em>Music in the Air<\/em> report projects that commercial sync revenue will increase from <strong>$2.5 billion in 2026<\/strong> to <strong>$3.9 billion in 2035<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Technology and licensing plans<\/h2>\n<p><strong>David Wille<\/strong>, chief executive officer of MAIA Universe, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSync is one of the fastest-growing opportunities for songwriters and artists today. It offers both revenue and potential breakthrough moments that can transform careers. The velocity of sync requests has increased in line with demand. 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