News After suing Spotify for mistreatment, independent music company files 10 copyright infringement lawsuits against YouTube, Apple and others Apple, Google, YouTube, Amazon, SoundCloud, Pandora, Deezer, 7digital, iHeartradio and Rhapsody named as defendants
News Article 13 binned by UK Government as Brexit looms UK Government 'has no plans' to implement EU Copyright Directive
News Lewis Capaldi signs global neighbouring rights deal with Kobalt Artist was previously represented by PPL
News Wyclef Jean’s Carnival World Music Group raises $25m Company is focused on creative talent in Africa and other emerging markets
News Victory for composers as Discovery Networks U-turns on rights buyout plan Company was planning to start asking composers to agree to “direct source licenses”
News CTS EVENTIM acquires majority stakes in Switzerland’s Gadget Entertainment and wepromote Deals see company grow its live events portfolio by over 400 concerts per year
News Hipgnosis buys music catalog from Cher’s Believe co-writer Brian Higgins Believe reached No.1 in 21 countries
News Ditto to launch ‘Bluebox’ blockchain suite of tools and applications backed by $1m seed capital New blockchain-backed suite of tools and applications for musicians to launch in May 2020
News AWAL signs worldwide recordings deal with mxmtoon Artist's music has been streamed more than 300m times
News TikTok opens massive LA HQ, and is reportedly recruiting for a US CEO Office covers five floors and 120,000-square feet
News Spotify is testing a Stories feature for influencer playlists YouTube star Summer Mckeen is the first influencer to test the feature
News Could an overhaul of payola rules be on the horizon? Majors asked to explain anti-payola practices to FCC FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly has written to Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group in the US
News Amazon Music has over 55m customers worldwide Subscriptions to Amazon Music Unlimited also grew by more than 50% last year alone, reports company
News Tom Coulson-Smith named Director of A&R at Concord Music Publishing Former Warner Chappell Music exec will be based in London