News One House launches management platform and creative studio division Company was founded in 2015 by CEO Napper Tandy
News Jeff Skaggs appointed Head of Milk & Honey Nashville Skaggs previously served as VP of Creative at Creative Nation
News Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards return for second year Event celebrates the art of music photography
News Ex-ByteDance exec claims China’s government accessed TikTok data of users in Hong Kong (report) Claims were reported by The Wall Street Journal on Monday, June 5
News Luke Combs named top artist-songwriter in Q1 2023, on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Ray Fulcher claimed the title of the top non-performing songwriter
News Warner Music Japan strikes strategic partnership with creative house LAND LAND to produce music involving collaborations with prominent global artists
News After closing seed rounds, music startups AudioShake, MYXT team up to integrate technologies Myxt recently raised $2m, and AudioShake raised $2.7m in their respective sees rounds
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide strikes global distribution deal with Rostrum Records ADA to be responsible for worldwide distribution services for Rostrum’s entire label catalog and new releases
Analysis News Stray Kids break K-pop sales record, achieving over 5.1m pre-orders for their new album 5-Star Seventeen's album FML racked up 4.64m pre-orders
News Sony Music Japan’s PRISM Project expands virtual talent roster with two new new artists SMEJ is doubling down on its virtual talent agency, PRISM Project
News UK government forms creator ‘remuneration working group’, unveils music streaming metadata agreement Initiatives aim to improve pay for musicians and enhance the accuracy and transparency of metadata in the streaming industry
News UK mechanical society MCPS’s member distributions hit $232m in 2022, a 15-year high MCPS collects royalties for over 34,000 publishers, songwriters, and composers when their music is copied or reproduced
News TIDAL launches ‘TIDAL Artist Home’ profile management hub for artists TIDAL Artist Home gives artists control over the content that fans see on their TIDAL profiles
News Music tech startup Cyanite acquires AI-powered sample management platform aptone Aptone is an AI-based service that allows music producers to classify and search samples
News Apple expands availability of classical music streaming app to Android Android rollout arrives two months after the app launched on the App store