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
News Sony/ATV signs songwriter and producer Jason Evigan to worldwide deal He has worked with the likes of Maroon 5, Dua Lipa, Kelly Clarkson and others
News Warner Music inks licensing deal with Audiomack for key African markets Audiomack has more than 16m monthly active users
News As desperate US venues consider Marc Geiger’s 51% takeover plan, their UK counterparts get millions in government aid Legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott's is being paid $1.7m by the UK government
News Repost By SoundCloud partners with legal service Cosynd to offer artists discounted copyright registrations Repost by SoundCloud artists can also use Cosynd’s platform to can create, negotiate, and sign customized copyright agreements
News Spotify explores podcast-only $7.99-per-month subscription prospect in new survey Company also looking into $2.99-per-month and $4.99-per-month tiers
News Beyoncé inks multi-year partnership with luxury fitness brand Peloton Content is accessible via Peloton's app and equipment
News BMG inks label deal with composer Nils Frahm and manager Felix Grimm Newly launched production company, Leiter, is based in Germany's Berlin-Kreuzberg
News Spotify to buy podcast ad platform Megaphone for $235m, bringing its total podcast acquisition spend to over $800m in the past 2 years Megaphone provides hosting and ad-insertion capabilities for podcast publishers