News Downtown Music Publishing signs deal with Faber Music for Cats lyrics The deal covers publishing administration, royalty collection and marketing
News Dubset launches API that enables direct distribution of mixes to music streaming services Dubset’s proprietary MixBANK technology identifies and clears all parts of the new work
News Music industry veteran David Schulhof joins LiveXLive as Chief Development Officer Schulhof will identify and develop M&A and strategic partnership opportunities
News Andrea Ganis promoted to President of Promotion for Atlantic Records Ganis first joined Atlantic Records in 1980 as Director of Secondary Pop Promotion
News CD Baby inks deal with Mexico’s Performance Rights Organization, SACM SACM has named CD Baby as its preferred distributor
News Centtrip launches specialist Brexit desk for the music industry The specialist team will devise efficient foreign-exchange strategies for its clients
News Live music promoter DEAG fully acquires MyTicket DEAG acquired the remaining 24.9% of shares from Axel Springer SE
News Tencent Music stock upgraded by JPMorgan and HSBC Analysts at JPMorgan and HSBC both set a target value of $16/share on January 18
News Spotify is adding a feature to block specific artists – report Users will be able to block artists from showing up in radio stations, Daily Mixes or Discover Weekly playlists
News Sony Music parts with R. Kelly – report R. Kelly's back catalog will reportedly remain with Sony-owned RCA
News UK’s Competition Authority could pursue ‘rapid action’ against Viagogo if court order has been breached The secondary ticketing site was required to make changes to its business practices by midnight, January 17
News Germany streaming numbers up by over 40% in 2018, as CD sales drop 23% Streaming numbers hit a new all time record high of 79.5 billion
News Scottish investment firm Baillie Gifford owns nearly 10% of Spotify – a stake worth over $2bn The company had acquired 9.7% of Spotify's common stock by December 31
News Cross-industry letter urges EU policymakers to make ‘urgent changes’ to new draft of Article 13 Organizations to have signed the letter include the IFPI and IMPALA
News Live music industry execs team up to launch the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) Members include promoters for Adele, Arcade Fire, Björk, Bruce Springsteen, and Ed Sheeran