News Justice Department responds to TikTok’s lawsuit against US divest-or-ban law, calls platform a national security risk The DoJ has responded to TikTok's lawsuit against the new US law, arguing the platform is a national security risk
News Blue Raincoat Music hires BMG’s Roman Tagoe as Chrysalis Records Director of Streaming UK Tagoe joins Blue Raincoat Music from BMG, where he served as Director of Streaming for global catalog recordings
News TikTok launches hum- or sing-to-search feature, taking on YouTube Music and Shazam The tool is TikTok's answer to popular music identification apps like Shazam, and to YouTube's recently launched music search feature
News Apple Music expands artist analytics tools with global radio monitoring Artists using Apple Music's analytics tools will be able to track radio plays across 40,000 stations worldwide
News Small events platform Posh raises $22M in Series A round The platform focused on intimate gatherings has raised $31 million so far, according to news reports
News Audiomack launches ‘Sponsored Songs’ for artists as alternative to streaming fraud "You can buy a billion streams and make it look like you’ve made it, but what does that number mean if you can't... build a genuine fanbase?”
News Steven Gringer elevated to Senior Vice President of A&R at PULSE Music Group Gringer has worked with the likes of Gabe Simon, Angel Lopez and Manuel Lara
News Apple Music launches Apple Classical Top 100 global chart Apple's one-year-old app for classical music has been a "huge hit" with fans of the genre
News Bob Bruderman promoted to Chief Digital Officer at Kobalt Having joined the company in 2013, Bruderman most recently served as Kobalt's EVP, Global Digital Business
News Submix raises $1m in funding, launches remote music collab platform globally The platform promises to "unearth more opportunities for anyone currently or looking to work in professional audio"
News Ticketmaster acquires self-service ticketing platform Quicket, bolstering presence in Africa South Africa's Quicket has built a self-service ticketing platform serving Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and beyond
News Warner Chappell Music inks publishing deal with Salaam Remi’s Analog Metaverse Collaboration will see WCM jointly administer the majority of Analog Metaverse’s music catalog
News Indie music labels form ORCA, a think tank for ‘recorded culture and arts’ ORCA's goal is to equip policymakers, business leaders, and communities with a deeper understanding of music's significance
News Japan’s Pony Canyon taps Orfium to monetize UGC on YouTube The deal marks Orfium's fourth major partnership in Asia over the past six months
News Kakao’s billionaire founder arrested in stock manipulation probe related to SM stake buy The arrest jeopardizes the future plans of Kakao, one of South Korea's most prominent tech giants