News Spotify pledges $10m fund to support artists hit by Coronavirus pandemic "Combatting the impact of this pandemic on the music industry will take a massive global effort..."
News Peermusic promotes Timothy Cohan to Chief Counsel Exec was previously Senior Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs
News Spotify South Korea launch could be imminent (report) Company has reportedly set up an office in Seoul
News PRS for Music launches emergency fund during Coronavirus pandemic; songwriters can claim up to £1k each Applicants will receive support up to a value of £1,000
News Coronavirus quarantine appears to be driving a global TikTok download boom Data from SensorTower, provided to MBW, shows a definite trend in the US and worldwide
News TikTok donates $10m to World Health Organization to fight COVID-19 Donation has been given to WHO's Solidarity Response Fund
News Spotify is testing a feature that recommends music to match the ‘moment and mood’ of a photo (report) Feature was spotted by Jane Manchun Wong
News Spotify launches podcast API for third-party developers APIs to 'empower developers to build unique experiences for listeners'
News Tekashi 6ix9ine sued for $2.2m by clothing brand Fashion Nova Rapper sued for breach of contract after he was paid a $225,000 advance
News Amazon ‘still very much business as usual’ for record labels in the UK, says distributor Proper Music "I think music finds itself further up the pecking order than maybe people thought it would."
News Sound City 2020 moves to September, launches live streaming platform to financially support artists 'Guesthouse' platform will carry an introductory £4.99 subscription price
News Katy Perry’s $2.8m Dark Horse copyright infringement verdict has been overturned Appeal was filed against the original verdict in October 2019
News As concert income drops, could fan investments create a new revenue stream for artists? Swiss Estus AG invests $1.7m in Austrian fan-funding startup Global Rockstar
News Eurovision Song Contest 2020 called off because of ‘uncertainty created by the spread of COVID-19’ "We ask some patience as we work through the ramifications of this unprecedented decision"