News Downtown makes strategic investment in ‘LinkedIn for creatives’ Vampr 'Vampr has carved out an important niche in our industry,' said Downtown's Tracy Maddux
News The Beatport Group makes string of promotions and organization changes Sean Sullivan has been named Chief Technology Officer
News Spotify rival Anghami reduces headcount by 22% as part of ‘sustained focus on profitability’ MENA-focused service has published its preliminary Q3 results
Analysis News Amazon starts making layoffs as part of expected 10,000 job cuts (report) Online shopping giant is expected to reduce its workforce by 3%
News MONSTA X member I.M signs with Sony Music Korea as a solo artist He will work as a solo artist, but he will remain a part of MONSTA X
News Primary Wave buys Whitney Houston hits as part of deal with songwriters Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill Deal follows Primary Wave's $2 billion deal with financial giant Brookfield last month
News Liberty Media SPAC to unwind with no takeover target SPAC went public on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in January 2021
News Shauni Caballero named Senior A&R Manager at Sony Music Publishing UK 'Shauni is a true self-made executive and one of the most talented A&R's in the industry,' said David Ventura, SMP UK President, Co-MD and SVP International
News TikTok cuts global revenue target for 2022 by $2bn (report) Company reportedly initially expected revenue to range between $12bn and $14.5bn
News Sound Royalties launches US West Coast unit led by StessCo’s Andrew Stess and David Blutenthal Partnership with StessCo will expand Sound Royalties’ existing team in Los Angeles
News Maria Garrido named Chief Marketing Officer Officer at Deezer Exec to be based in Paris, reporting directly to CEO Jeronimo Folgueira
News Kuke, a classical music platform from China, is at risk of being delisted from the NYSE Kuke launched its US listing in January 2021, raising $50m
News Ex-TikTok exec Mary Rahmani’s Moon Projects forms publishing JV with Warner Chappell Moon Projects was founded in 2021
News Universal lands exclusive global publishing deal with China’s RYCE spanning 700+ songs Deal also includes 'expansive' K-Pop song catalog rights across greater China region
Analysis News Elon Musk says Twitter will soon ‘share revenue with content creators’. Will that include music? Musk says Twitter is planning to host its own longer-form video content – and share revenue with creators