News Daniel Ek: 3 things we learned from Spotify’s boss on the company’s Q4 earnings call Spotify published its financial results Q4 2020 on Wednesday (February 3)
News MelodyVR raises $8.9m, prepares to rebrand as the Napster Group Proceeds to support development and launch of new mobile app
Interviews Universal’s Michael Nash and TikTok’s Ole Obermann on the companies’ expanded global alliance TikTok has struck an “expanded” global licensing agreement with Universal Music Group
News Caitlin Stone promoted to Partner at Activist Artists Management Stone has worked directly with the Activist leadership team for the last 11 years
News Songtrust expands executive leadership team with key promotions Songtrust has also revealed that it now counts clients from more than 145 countries
News Parlophone dance imprint FFRR updates brand identity, names Evie Grain as Marketing Manager Rebrand was created in partnership with graphic designer Trevor Jackson
News TikTok and Universal Music Group sign global licensing deal Companies have additionally pledged 'to experiment with exciting new features'
News Ticketing platform Lyte raises another $5m as part of Series B round, bringing total funding to $53m Additional investors include Uncorrelated, AllRise, Brian Distelburger and Ed Roman
News Bea Koramblyum promoted to Global Head of Business Affairs at Downtown Music Publishing Downtown execs Corey Roberts and Carla Downs also promoted
News Jess Kinn joins One Fiinix live agency set up by Ed Sheeran agent Jon Ollier Kinn joins from LIVENow and was also previously an agent at Paradigm Agency
News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: AWAL, Universal x Triller, Spotify, Sony, Neil Jacobson The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News BMG restructures US repertoire operation as part of growth plan ‘to accelerate out of the pandemic’ Plan sees Thomas Scherer promoted to President, Repertoire & Marketing, Los Angeles and New York
News Warner Music Turkey signs pop star Edis Görgülü as part of partnership with Doğan Music Warner Music Turkey and Doğan Music announced their joint venture early 2020
News Liz Lewis named SVP, Catalogue Development at Sony/ATV Lewis joins Sony/ATV following a 20-year-long career at Warner Records
News Warner Records inks pact with Gee Roberson and Jean Nelson’s BPG Music Partnership has already brought artists Erica Banks and David Sabastian to Warner