News After selling catalog to Concord, Downtown launches new services division led by Mike Smith Downtown projects that it will generate over $600m from services this year alone
News Spotify to increase some subscription prices in the US, Europe and the UK Premium Duo, Premium Family and Student plans to go up in the UK and Europe, while the US sees Family Plan increase
News Sony Music Publishing partners with Stockholm-based company The Very Good Publishing company's roster has worked with artists including BTS, Sting, Mø, Alan Walker, and Ava Max
News Viagogo loses court appeal against $4.5m fine in Italy Court ejects viagogo’s "passive hosting provider" argument, rules no exemption from liability
News Nikki Cox and Storme Whitby-Grubb join Red Bull Records leadership team Nikki Cox appointed Chief Marketing Officer, Storme Whitby-Grubb named Chief Creative Officer
News Scooter Braun and Troy Carter backed livestream startup Moment House names seven new key hires Execs join from Spotify, Apple Music and AEG Presents
News Wasserman Music launches with ‘plans to expand assertively as live entertainment business rebounds’ Wasserman completes acquisition of Paradigm Talent Agency’s North American live music representation business
News SoundCloud to launch The Lookout hip-hop show exclusively on SiriusXM Show originates from popular hip-hop discovery playlist, which has spotlighted stars like Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch
News Sony Music applauds Apple’s new podcast subscription launch Premium Apple podcast subscriptions will be available in 170 countries in May
Analysis Netflix is going ‘wobbly’ without fresh hits. The music industry is learning to live with the same thing. Netflix is relying on classic movies, rather than new ones. Meanwhile, the music industry is saying: "Hasta la vista, ARPU."
News PortalDisc App is a new a ‘hyper-localized and hyper-targeted’ music streaming service in Chile Platform offers 130,000 Chilean songs from 300 national labels and more than 7,000 independent artists,
News Anderson .Paak signs global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Deal signed in partnership with Dr. Dre’s Hard Workin’ Black Folks
News Deezer signs strategic partnership with Brazilian Netflix rival Globoplay Globoplay’s users can subscribe to Deezer Premium for free for 12 months
News Universal Music Group launches Tuff Gong Collective joint venture with Cedella Marley Partnership encompasses new film and television projects, as well as recorded music from artists signed through the JV
News Primary Wave buys catalog of Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard in ‘multi-million-dollar deal’ Deal includes publishing and recorded music catalogs, as well as his master royalties as a producer