News EMPIRE expands into electronic music via acquisition of dance label Dirtybird Dirtybird was founded in San Francisco in 2005 by Barclay Crenshaw, also known as Claude VonStroke
News Reservoir acquires catalog of Swing legend Louis Prima Deal includes rights to both Prima’s publishing and recorded music catalogs
News Tim Hrycyshyn promoted to Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy at Republic Records Hrycyshyn joined Republic Records in 2015 as Director of Digital Marketing
News Michael Knox promoted to President of peermusic Nashville Knox previously served as Senior Vice President of peermusic Nashville
Analysis News After a ‘challenging’ H1, Netflix beats expectations to add 2.4m subs in Q3 Netflix's total paid subscriber base at the end of Q3 was 223 million
News Hazel Savage, Music Intelligence VP at SoundCloud, and founder of Musiio, joins Tuned Global board UK-based Savage will primarily focus on supporting growth across EMEA, US and APAC territories
News Web3 music streaming platform Audius buys virtual concerts platform SoundStage.fm The move brings marks Audius' expansion into the virtual concert space
News Pinterest strikes deals with Warner, Merlin and BMG to expand music experience on platform Users will now be able to add tracks to 'Idea Pins', Pinterest's short-form video tool
Analysis News As Microsoft’s $68.7bn Activision buyout awaits approval, games giant files patent for AI music tech Activision has been experimenting with tech that creates AI-generated personalized music for players within a video game
News ONErpm launches ‘Amplifier’ marketing platform, which it says raised DIY artist streams by 129% in September 'Amplifier', provides "on-demand information and transparency" regarding clients' marketing campaigns
News Brandon Davis and Jeff Levin named Executive Vice Presidents, Co-Heads of Pop A&R at Atlantic Records Davis and Levin were most recently Senior Vice Presidents of A&R
News Universal launches new soundtrack label, Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score Label launched by Universal Music Group's Decca Records, Verve Label Group (VLG) and Globe Soundtrack & Score
News Is Spotify readying a $20-a-month ‘Platinum’ tier that includes HiFi audio? The 'Platinum' level service will reportedly include HiFi audio, a "Headphone Tuner" and more
Uncategorized The Beatport Group adds three new members to its Board of Directors Adrienne Everett, Troy Duncan and Maria May join company's Board
News As BTS prepare to join the military – and quit music until 2025 – HYBE’s CEO says company has a plan without its biggest earner HYBE has confirmed that BTS will carry out compulsory military service in their home country of South Korea