News African music service Mdundo raises $6.4m by listing on Danish Stock exchange Service has 5 million monthly users, and a current valuation of around $16m
News Big Hit, headed for a $4bn valuation, hands $54m in shares to BTS members ahead of IPO Bang Si-hyuk's stake in Big Hit is currently worth comfortably over $1 billion
News Spotify appears to be building a karaoke feature – just as Twitch shuts down Sings Karaoke app Twitch Sings to shut on January 1, 2021
News TikTok bags exclusive premiere of David Guetta & Sia’s new single Let’s Love "We can't wait to hear the track and see how our community embrace the music, sharing their own Let's Love stories and creations with David."
News Sony Music and YouTube launch global competition challenging creators to produce music videos for original compositions by Hans Zimmer Winning videos will be released as official music videos for compositions from The World of Hans Zimmer album
News Last month, TikTok launched music distribution. Now, its users can sell merch direct to fans. After UnitedMasters tie-up, TikTok inks deal with Teespring, which works with over 300,000 creators
News Esther-Mireya Tejeda appointed Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at SoundExchange Exec was previously Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications at Entercom
News Warner Chappell Music inks exclusive worldwide deal with Lil Baby collaborator Section 8 Section 8 worked on tracks such as The Bigger Picture, Get Money and Humble
News Atlantic Records UK signs DJ & producer Joel Corry to long-term deal His single Head & Heart feat. MNEK has spent five consecutive weeks at No.1 in the UK
News Amazon Music is a livestreaming platform now, thanks to Twitch tie-up 'This new feature couldn’t arrive at a more crucial time in the industry.'
News Hipgnosis acquires catalog income from Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx With Mötley Crüe, Nikki Sixx has sold more than 100m albums worldwide
News Harry Fox rival Music Reports acquired by private equity firm MidOcean Partners Co-founder Douglas Brainin vacates his role as the company's CEO, succeeded by Dhruv Prasad
News Kendrick Lamar sued for copyright infringement over Loyalty Filing alleges that the defendants 'copied the entire composition, including title, melody, harmony and rhythm'
News Walmart to buy TikTok with Microsoft? 'We are confident that a Walmart and Microsoft partnership would meet both the expectations of US TikTok users while satisfying the concerns of US government regulators.'
News Warner Records bolsters Urban & Rhythmic Promotion team with new hires, Wilt Wallace upped to SVP/Head of Urban Promotion Label unveils 'revitalized' Urban & Rhythmic Promotion Department