News TuneCore expands into Africa with new hires in Nigeria and South Africa Jade Leaf hired as Head of TuneCore, Southern Africa and East Africa and Chioma Onuchukwu named Head of TuneCore for West Africa and East Africa
Analysis Over 60,000 tracks are now uploaded to Spotify every day. That’s nearly one per second. The numbers behind some major announcements from Spotify unveiled this week
Analysis Blog It’s all about the data, stupid… Mark Davyd of the Music Venue Trust urges his sector to put its faith in the numbers
News Chance The Rapper legal fallout gets nastier: Artist sues ex-manager for more than $1m alleging ‘shocking violations of trust’ Chancelor Bennett fires back at Pat Corcoran in scathing new lawsuit
News DistroKid teams with Twitch to help indie artists earn money from live streams via Twitch Affiliate Program Joining the Twitch Affiliate Program allows creators to earn money when they stream live on Twitch
News Vevo extends TV partnership with Samsung, launches new video channel in the UK Vevo Pop arrives on Samsung TV Plus
News Rosie Hill joins Atlantic Screen Music as Global Director of Sync Company has also secured a new administration deal with US record label, Fervor Records
News Deutschrap drives Warner Chappell market share boom in Germany Can the likes of Capital Bra now take German hip-hop global?
News Jordyn Reese promoted to Global Head of Advertising at ONErpm Organization also announces expansion of international advertising agency
News What the major record companies really think about the economics of music streaming Universal, Sony and Warner have each filed written responses to a UK Parliamentary investigation into streaming
News Canadian music fund aiming to spend $200m launches, led by Michael McCarty Fund is specifically looking to buy music rights created in Canada
Analysis ‘I love streaming, I just hate the remuneration system sitting inside it.’ Tom Gray, musician and founder of #BrokenRecord, explains the objectives of the campaign
News Former Republic President Charlie Walk partners with LiveXLive, planning to launch joint record label, music publishing operation Partnership with Walks' Music Mastery company to include joint efforts to create a record label, music publishing and artist management
Analysis News BTS helped Big Hit’s annual revenues jump 36% to $676m in 2020… despite the pandemic Filing in Korea reveals details of K-pop company's stellar 2020 – despite the collapse of live concerts
News YMU launches publishing joint venture Reaktor Music with producer and songwriter Mark Ralph Ralph has worked with artists including Jess Glynne, Years & Years, Jax Jones, Becky Hill, Usher, Tom Walker, Clean Bandit and more