News Swizz Beatz and Timbaland hit Triller with $28m lawsuit over alleged missing Verzuz payments Livestreamed beat battle event was acquired by Triller in January 2021
News Sony Music Publishing opens Nigeria office, appoints Godwin Tom as MD Exec was most recently CEO of talent management company iManage Africa
News Warner Recorded Music strikes global joint venture with Lee Daniels Music Agreement encompasses recorded music projects, including soundtracks, as well as artist signings
News Monti Olson to lead music rights acquisitions in new role as President at $500m-backed Litmus Music Olson was most recently Executive Vice President/Head of BMG Music Rights Music Publishing North America
News East Goes Global closes $1m seed round with investment from artists and managers Notable investors in the round include FLETCHER, Ingrid Andress, Jessie J, Jessie Reyez, managers Alfredo Tirado, James Dai, Larry Rudolph and others
News What do the world’s biggest music companies really think about the economics of streaming? A summary of what a number of leading global music companies argued to Britain's Competition and Markets Authority
News Anghami monthly subs up 41% YoY in H1, according to preliminary results Total revenue grew 29% YoY to $21.1 million in H1 2022
Analysis News Paul Pacifico repped artists at the FAC, then indie labels at AIM. Is he now off to rep major labels at the BPI? Pacifico will continue as CEO until the end of the year
Analysis News TikTok owns a patent for a music service – and it’s hiring for ‘TikTok Music’ staff. TikTok owns a patent for a music platform in the US. But there's a twist...
Analysis News Capitol Records just signed a virtual artist, FN Meka. He has over 10 million followers on TikTok. FN Meka has 10 million followers on TikTok
News Germany’s record business generated $1bn in the first half of the year, up 5.5% YoY New H1 2022 figures have been published by German Music Industry Association (BVMI)
Analysis News Spotify has spent $1.2bn+ on companies to scale its non-music business over the past 3 years A round-up on acquisitions made by Spotify over the past three years
Interviews ‘Independent and self-distributed artists will continue to erode the market dominance of Universal, Sony and Warner.’ Downtown CCO Tracy Maddux on the firm's investment strategy, and his predictions for the independent artist sector...
News As live music bounces back after lockdown, Spotify dips a toe into concert ticket business Spotify tests concert ticket sales direct to fans
News Dalia Ganz joins Warner Records as SVP, Digital Marketing Exec joins Warner Records following 17 years with The Walt Disney Company