News Sada Baby launches Big Squad imprint in partnership with ADA Worldwide Deal sees Sada Baby signing new talent and releasing creative projects
News Def Jam Africa expands into Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Cameroon First new signings include Tenor (Cameroon), Suspect 95 (Côte d’Ivoire), & Omzo Dollar (Senegal)
News BeatStars, with over $85m in royalties paid out to producers, launches new distribution service 'This is just the beginning of our music distribution journey.'
News TikTok launches $200m Creator Fund ‘to help support ambitious creators’ US fund will be distributed over the coming year
News Sony Music India inks deal with rapper Raftaar as it hires Jagjit Singh Bhogal to head A&R Jagjit Singh Bhogal will give particular focus to "garnering worldwide exposure for Indian artists"
News Primary Wave buys stake in music publishing catalog & master recordings of rock band Devo 'Their music has stood the test of time.'
News Jill Weindorf promoted to GM, Concord Recorded Music Weindorf's career at Concord spans over 10 years
News TikTok inks global deal with music publishers (who previously threatened to sue it) Agreement with the National Music Publishers’ Association is effective retroactively as of May 1, 2020
News Universal launches Island Records Philippines Roster includes the likes of Juan Karlos, Over October, Lala Vinzon and more
Analysis 3 reasons why it might make sense… for Apple to buy TikTok Here, we explore the current backlash in the US against ByteDance-owned video sharing app, TikTok
News Ingrooves unveils updated Dispatch marketing platform Platform uses Ingrooves' AI technology to make recommendations
News Mr Eazi launches the Africa Music Fund to provide direct financial support for African artists Fund is raising $20m in its initial investment round
News Gerald Ang joins Warner Music Singapore as Managing Director He was previously Marketing Director for Singtel’s Fintech and Mobile Financial Services divisions
News Indoor live music performances can take place in the UK from August 1 News follows UK government's $2bn support package for the country's arts and culture sector
News Warner Music Group’s $100m Social Justice Fund names external Board of Directors Tanya Coke, Shawn Gee, Paul Henderson, Alencia Johnson & Mona Sutphen join Fund’s external Board of Directors