News Reach Music Publishing inks deal with licensing agency IMPEL Deal includes works by Common, Fleetwood Mac, Jay Z, Lisa Loeb, Daft Punk and more
News Afropop star Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa incubator selects 30 new artists to receive $10,000 in startup funding #emPawa30 mentors Include Diplo, Dj Maphorisa, Jae5, Fred Gibson, Shekhinah And Harmonize and others
News Music publishers and Peloton reach settlement over copyright infringement lawsuit They will also work together to 'further optimize' Peloton’s music licensing systems and processes
News Can AI-driven A&R transform the music business? This patented tech can predict the potential success of new and unknown songs, says HITLAB
News Streaming revenues topped $1bn in Germany for the first time last year, with total recorded music sales up 8.2% Streaming accounted for 55.1% of total revenues
News R&B star Kehlani inks exclusive deal with Pulse Music Group Deal includes entire catalog and future works
News Songtrust expands global leadership team with hiring of Rob Wetstone as Head of Client Relations Exec was previously a VP of Digital Strategy and Operations at RED Distribution/The Orchard
News UK promoters Rockfeedback, One Inch Badge & Kilimanjaro create new live joint venture, FORM Rockfeedback and One Inch Badge stage in excess of 600 shows every year across the UK
News Vevo expands into Australia and New Zealand, hires Shazam exec Steve Sos to lead new operations Platform has 10m monthly unique viewers in Australia and 2.2m in New Zealand
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment picks underwriters for IPO (report) Total valuation could be as high as $5bn, say reports
News Peermusic signs exclusive deal with Jason Aldean collaborator Michael Dulaney Dulaney has seven No.1 songs to his credit
Uncategorized UMPG Nashville signs hit songwriter Caitlyn Smith to global deal She wrote Like I’m Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend
News UK-based Chrysalis Records re-launches as frontline label Label partners with Partisan Records for first signing, Laura Marling
News US recorded music revenues hit $11.1bn in 2019 and streaming accounted for nearly 80% of it The RIAA has published its 2019 Year-End US Music Industry Revenue Report
News France’s recorded music market was worth $867m last year, up 5.4% year-on-year Streaming accounted for 59% of total revenue