News Music discovery startup LÜM closes $1.2m seed funding round, partners with Frank Productions LÜM focuses exclusively on emerging artists
News Primary Wave Music Publishing acquires 50% stake in Whitney Houston Estate The deal sees Primary Wave acquire a stake in the singer's music assets
News Spotify tests voice-controlled hardware for the car The 'Car Thing' is being tested in the US only
Analysis News Spotify is encouraging artists to make their own podcasts using Anchor Why Spotify's new strategy could result in a clearer ROI at the platform
News Event organizers can now sell tickets through Facebook via Eventbrite 700 million people use Facebook Events each month
News J. Balvin manager Rebeca León and Neil Young & The Strokes agent Marsha Vlasic added to Midem Keynote lineup Midem takes place from June 4-7 June in Cannes, France
News Apple files for Platoon trademark in Hong Kong and Europe Firm was acquired by Apple in December 2018
News Andrea C. Martin appointed Chief Executive of PRS for Music New CEO to take up position on June 17
News Spirit B-Unique inks deal with Jon Shave from songwriting/music production trio The Invisible Men The Invisible Men's songs have been streamed over 2.5bn times on Spotify
News AWAL hires Daniel Stuart as Senior Vice President of US Business Affairs Stuart will oversee AWAL’s US-based legal affairs activities
News Former Spotify Japan executive Akira Nomoto named General Manager, Merlin Japan Nomoto takes over from Haji Taniguchi
News Live Nation acquires Denmark-based agency & management firm, PDH Music Roster includes artists such as Fries Before Guys, Ida Red, Fool
News SoundCloud rolls out new DJ software integration with Pioneer DJ Company to roll out additional integrations later this year
News Live Nation names Greg Segal President, Brand & Marketing Partnerships for Aus and New Zealand Segal most recently served as Managing Director of Sydney agency mixitup, which he founded in 2006.