Analysis News Is it time for Spotify and other streaming services to increase their prices? Survey finds that more than half of respondents would pay more than $9.99 for a subscription
News DOJ sides with Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights in antitrust lawsuit against commercial radio body GMR filed the suit in US federal court in 2016
News Max Richter signs new global deal with Universal Music Group Partnership is across Decca Records, Decca Publishing and Deutsche Grammophon
News Deezer inks first MENA telco deal with Saudi Telecom Company Streaming company launched in the Middle East in October 2018
News Ole Obermann joins TikTok as Vice President, Global Head of Music Exec was previously Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development at WMG
News UK High Court to allow appeals in Sony & Warner’s copyright infringement lawsuit against TuneIn Company says decision 'is fundamentally bad for freedom of expression on the Internet and cultural diversity'
News Kobalt signs Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to publishing deal Sakamoto has won multiple awards including a Grammy, an Oscar, a BAFTA and two Golden Globes
News Billie Eilish bags $25m Apple TV+ documentary deal – report R.J. Cutler-directed doc has already been filmed
News Rich Christina joins Warner Chappell Music as Senior Vice President of A&R Exec was most recently Senior Vice President and Head of East Coast A&R at Sony/ATV
News Spotify recommends labels spend at least $5k on its new pop-up ads Targeted pop-up visual ads were announced in October
News A year after selling catalog, Stargate invests in Voisey app, calling it ‘the future of songwriting’ Partnership will see Stargate taking an active role with Voisey
News Sony Corp pairs artists, tech, gaming & movies in new campaign to highlight ‘all that the world of Sony has to offer’ The Sony Collaboration Series features experimental projects
News Sony Music names senior execs leading global podcasting expansion New York-based execs named as Emily Rasekh, Brittany Hall, Ryan Zack and Christy Mirabal
News peermusic re-signs Nashville songwriter Michael Tyler to exclusive deal He has also delivered cuts for the likes of Blake Shelton, Tyler Farr, LoCash and more
News J. Erving’s distribution & services firm Human Re Sources expands into the UK Amal Omari and Matt Ott appointed A&R and Vice President of Creator Services, respectively