News Warner Chappell Music signs Australian artist Tones and I Artist's single Dance Monkey hit No.1 in Australia, Norway, and Sweden
News Spotify is testing an in-app feature to create podcasts using Anchor Unreleased feature was spotted by Jane Manchun Wong
News New US PRO AllTrack hires former Tunecore CMO Lise Barbanti as VP of Marketing AllTrack was founded by former SESAC board member Hayden Bower
News Nashville music startup Soundstripe raises $2m from PayPal founding COO David Sacks-led Craft Ventures New funding comes just a few months after $4m Series A investment
News Sentric ups Simon Pursehouse to Global Director of Music Services, Sabine Douglas to Head of Business Operations Ashley Smith also joins as Finance Manager, while Luke Montague joins as Royalty Manager
News Mark Fry named VP, Warner Music Nordics He will continue to serve as Managing Director of Warner Music Finland
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment sues internet users for ‘malicious’ posts Comments "exceed the reasonable and accepted boundaries of expression and personal commentary".
News Reservoir appoints James Cheney as VP of Creative and A&R Cheney joins Reservoir with over 15 years of creative experience
News Tencent Music under investigation by China’s antitrust authority – report Investigation could end exclusive licensing deals with majors
News Mahalia named as YouTube Music’s next UK Artist On The Rise Mahalia has amassed more than 28m views on YouTube in the past year
News Scott Borchetta pays $6m for properties on Music Row, Nashville – report Properties were bought from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens
News Vevo launches hip-hop, rap and R&B-focused content series, ROUNDS Content from Headie One, Aitch, Lefa and A2 coming soon
News Apple Music launches ‘New Music Daily’ playlist New playlist will feature more than 60 tracks each day
News ADA Worldwide partners with Incubus on global distribution deal Deal has been signed in conjunction with the band’s own label of the same name
News Hasbro buys Entertainment One in $4bn all-cash transaction Acquisition adds eOne-owned properties such as Peppa Pig to Hasbro portfolio