News Nancy Dubuc joins Warner Music Group Board of Directors Dubuc is currently Chief Executive Officer of VICE Media Group
News Maneskin end Olivia Rodrigo’s 7 week run at No.1 on Spotify’s Weekly Global Top 200 chart The band's Four Seasons cover Beggin' hit No.1 on Spotify's Weekly Top 200 Global Chart
News Natalie Waller elected Chair of Australia’s ARIA Waller has been a member of the ARIA Board since February 2019
News Sony Music backs new Oasis documentary, produced by Noel and Liam Gallagher The film, Oasis Knebworth 1996, will be financed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
Blog News Universal Music Africa and superstar French rapper Booba expand exclusive distribution deal, launch new label Deal will see the artist's entire catalog available for the first time across the African continent
News Spotify launches free Premium offer for TikTok users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and Turkey Eligible TikTok users can get three or four months free Spotify Premium, depending on the market
News Tencent Music forced to give up exclusive label deals in China (report) China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) will also reportedly fine Tencent 500,000 yuan (approx. $77,150)
News TikTok rival YouTube Shorts expands beta into over 100 countries YouTube Shorts is launching a new set of features
News Snoop Dogg to headline virtual festival on VenewLive – a livestream platform backed by HYBE, home of BTS VenewLive is a project from a JV between Big Hit and Kiswe called KBYK Live, in which YG Entertainment and Universal Music Group have also invested
News Over 500,000 artists manage their lyrics through Musixmatch. Now it’s expanding into distribution. New Musixmatch Pro service is set to launch in Q4 2021
News Virgin Music Label and Artist Services launches in Brazil Brazilian superstar duo Henrique & Juliano join the Work Show roster as first signings under the agreement
News Sony Music Publishing teams with Australia’s Alberts to rep AC/DC, Vanda, Young & Wright catalogs Sony will administer the entire catalogs of the rock band and legendary songwriting team
News Portishead release ABBA SOS cover as SoundCloud exclusive via platform’s fan-powered royalties system Release marks the first time the track will be commercially available on a major streaming platform
Analysis News TikTok is parking its tanks on YouTube’s lawn… as report says its users are more engaged than its rival’s TikTok surpasses YouTube for average hours spent per month per user in both the US and the UK on Android
Interviews ‘We want to be as transparent as possible, and as global as possible.’ Sony Music Publishing's Johnny Tennander on staying creative, and running the firm's Scandinavian company during a pandemic