News Splice and SoundCloud join forces to launch artist development program, Nova Nova is open to unsigned Splice and SoundCloud creators
News Another big crypto deal in music, as Opulous inks NFT partnership with Japanese giant LINE LINE owns LINE Music and the LINE messaging app, and generated $1.5 billion in 2020
News Adele’s Easy on Me breaks Spotify record for most global streams in a week The British-born singer’s third UK Number 1 gained 217,300 chart sales in its first week
News YouTube guns for TikTok with rival Shorts, as it secures exclusive preview of new Ed Sheeran album Album to be released Friday October 29 via Asylum/Atlantic
News Karen Kwak named Executive Vice President/Head of A&R at Warner Records Exec to join the company on November 1
News Exceleration Music acquires Chicago-based label Bloodshot Records Exceleration was founded by indie sector executives Glen Barros, John Burk, Charles Caldas, Amy Dietz, and Dave Hansen
News From BTS’ new label partner to Kobalt’s $1.1bn catalog sale to KKR: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News BTS to leave Sony Music’s Columbia, confirms HYBE: ‘We look forward to our new chapter in partnership with Universal.’ BTS sign with Universal Music Group/Interscope for distribution and marketing in the United States
News Liberty Media sells its stake in US radio giant iHeartMedia SEC filing reveals that Liberty sold 5,941,248 class A shares on October 5
News Roblox latest music move is a virtual version of dance festival Electric Daisy Carnival, featuring 50+ artists Festival will premiere in a new 'persistent experience' dedicated to music
News Spotify to let artists turn their profiles into ‘a virtual merch table’ with new Shopify partnership Artists can now use Shopify to manage and sell merch to fans via their artist profile
News Warner music launches new hip-hop label Asiatic Records to create ‘superstars in the genre’ The first artist to join the new label's roster is RAMENGVRL
News Angela Barkan and Cyndi Lynott promoted to Senior Vice President roles at BMG Barkan promoted to SVP, Marketing on the east coast, Cyndi Lynott promoted to SVP, Marketing on the west coast
News 6 of the most innovative digital music platforms you might not have heard of… from around the world A round-up of some of the most forward-thinking digital platforms across gaming, social media and fitness that Tuned Global counts as partners
News Watch out Fortnite and Roblox: Facebook is building a metaverse all of its own Facebook top go on hiring spree in Europe to build the 'metaverse'