News SoundCloud launches profile verification ‘to help well-known artists stand out’ Eight artists including Billie Eilish, Wiz Khalifa and Trippie Redd have already been verified
News Amy Cranford promoted to SVP, Administration at Sony/ATV Nashville Cranford is responsible for overseeing Sony/ATV’s administration initiatives
News Shazam surpasses 200m monthly active users worldwide Tones and I’s single Dance Monkey also named as the most-Shazamed track ever
News Despite the pandemic, Big Hit Entertainment generated revenues of $436m in the first 9 months of 2020 New results shine light on BTS label's progress in IPO year
News Sony/ATV and Bleeding Fingers expand opportunities for Black composers with USC Screen Scoring Diversity Scholarship The scholarship is part of Sony Music Group’s Social Justice Fund efforts
News Maria Weaver named President of WEA, Warner Recorded Music’s global artist and label services network Weaver was most recently Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Comcast Advertising
News Songtradr acquires UK-based sync licensing company Cuesongs Cuesongs provides a catalog of over 20,000 tracks
News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: Twitch, Round Hill, Primary Wave, Spotify, Shutterstock The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News Sony/ATV signs publishing deal with Baby Shark creators Pinkfong The Baby Shark video has amassed 7.1 billion views on YouTube
News Twitch apologizes (to its users) for music copyright issues, says it’s still locked in negotiations with major record companies New blog post offers guidance and updates about music licensing on the platform
News TikTok appeals Trump’s divestment order as app ban deadline arrives ByteDance-owned company claims that it has received 'no substantive feedback on our extensive data privacy and security framework'
News PULSE Music Group inks creative joint venture with producer Mike Dean First signing to the JV is producer Apex Martin
News Sonos launches $7.99-per-month HD Radio subscription service with a curated station from Dolly Parton New tier expands on company's ad-supported Sonos Radio streaming service
News TIDAL adds millions of Master Quality tracks from Warner Music Group, including albums from Missy Elliott, The Notorious B.I.G. and Madonna TIDAL claims to offer the largest MQA catalog outside of China
News Shutterstock acquires AI-driven music platform Amper Music Amper’s employees will join the Shutterstock team