News Tencent rival NetEase launches Hong Kong IPO Company is reportedly aiming to raise around $2.6bn through secondary listing
News Kobalt rejects Spotify’s ‘baseless allegations’ in Eminem publishing dispute Spotify claims that Kobalt granted licenses to the streaming platform for songs published by Eight Mile Style
News JioSaavn updates include ‘improved’ AI recommendations, looping visuals, music videos & ‘elevated podcasts’ 'We wanted to prioritize a sharpened engine for relevant recommendations and track suggestions.'
News German hip-hop star Capital Bra inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Capital Bra is the most-streamed artist in Germany
News Dipesh Parmar promoted to President of Ministry of Sound Recordings Exec has been Managing Director of the label since it was acquired by Sony Music in 2016
News Sony/ATV South Africa Partners with Content Connect Africa to Provide Publishing Services to Songwriters Partnership will launch joint digital education workshops across the continent
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Blu DeTiger, Calynn Green, Dirty Blond, Olive Amun & Sara Kays Five prospects from around the globe from Instrumental’s A&R platform
News ‘SoundCloud Radio’ station launches on Dash for artists that distribute through Repost services platform Both Repost & Repost Select artists that have distributed content are eligible for placement on SoundCloud Radio
News Amazon is investing in podcasts to challenge Spotify (report) Company is reportedly ramping up its investment in original podcast content
News ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus named President of CISAC, taking over from Jean-Michel Jarre Ulvaeus was elected President by CISAC’s General Assembly
News Spotify is hiring for a Head of Spotify For Artists – to develop paid-only (and free) features Company is recruiting for a Head of Spotify for Artists to "develop a suite of free and paid offerings"
News JioSaavn’s paying subscriber base has quadrupled since early 2019 Company launches Pro Rewards 'designed to further augment significant JioSaavn subscriber growth'
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment files for IPO in South Korea Big Hit is estimated to raise more than 1 trillion won ($810m) through the IPO
News How TikTok turned Don’t Rush by UK hip-hop artists Young T & Bugsey into a global hit Track was released by Sony Music UK-affiliated label Black Butter
News Apple Music launches new ‘Africa Now Radio’ show Show is based on the recently launched Africa Now playlist