News NFT platform MakersPlace raises $30m from investors including Eminem, Paul Rosenberg and Sony Music Platform has facilitated over $100m in transactions in 2021
News Live Nation revenues grew by over $500m YoY in Q2 Company has published its financial results for the three months to end of June
News Grammy award-winning artist and guitarist Carlos Santana signs with BMG To date, Santana has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammys
News Spotify rival Anghami to launch entertainment venues in Dubai, London, L.A. and more cities worldwide The first Anghami Lab venue will open in Dubai in early 2022
News Warner made $192m more YoY from streaming in calendar Q2 compared to last year WMG has published its fiscal results for the three months to end of June (its fiscal Q3, but calendar Q2)
News 3 things we learned from Daniel Ek on Spotify’s Q2 investor call A wobble in active users, an ambitious plan for total creators on the platform... and a bullish attitude to ads
News Music licensing startup Slip.stream raises $3.25m Round was led by Third Prime with participation from LightShed Ventures, Operator Partners, and Dash Fund.
News Range Media Partners inks global distribution deal with Capitol Music Group and Virgin Music for new label Agreement spans all physical and digital distribution
News Universal inks exclusive global deal with Indian music superstar Badshah Multi-year agreement includes future recordings, music publishing rights for non-film compositions, brand licensing and partnerships
News Warner Chappell Music expands presence in Asia with new office in Vietnam Vince Kobler has been appointed as General Manager, Vietnam
News Primary Wave acquires music publishing catalog of songwriter and producer Steve Kipner Included in the sale are several songs from Olivia Newton-John
News Bryan Adams signs global recordings deal with BMG Agreement is his first new label deal in more than 40 years
Analysis News Spotify subscriptions grew to 165m in Q2, up by 7m on the previous quarter Spotify published its financial results for Q2 2021 today (July 28)
News Having paid out $150m to creators, BeatStars launches Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service BeatStars says that "everyone" can now sign up to its Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service
News After buying The Killers catalog, Eldridge invests in fan engagement startup Laylo $5m-backed platform has worked with the likes of Calvin Harris and Dillon Francis