News Microsoft in talks to acquire TikTok, say reports Could tech company emerge as the acquirer of Bytedance's app?
News Universal Music Vietnam opens for business, signing Phùng Khánh Linh as its first artist Office is being led by Lan Khanh Phung, General Manager, Universal Music Vietnam
News Official: Music videos are coming to Facebook in the US – including exclusives – from this weekend Tamara Hrivnak and Vijaye Raji confirm the news the industry's been waiting for...
News YouTube threatens to remove music videos in Denmark over songwriter royalty fallout Koda claims that YouTube is trying to pay its member nearly 70% less in royalties
Analysis News COVID-19 is hurting Universal Music Group’s revenues – but proving its profitability Why a quieter release slate at UMG – temporarily – might end up pleasing Tencent and its consortium
News Pro Music Rights, which sued ‘the entire music industry’, appears to have settled with iHeartRadio, Rhapsody and others 7Digital and the RMLC both file agreed dismissals "with prejudice"
News Luke Mitzman and Mike Caren sign up to co-manage Grammy-winning producer, Cirkut Recently Cirkut has been working closely with APG-signed Ava Max
Analysis News Spotify thinks the Top 40 is over (and other key takeaways from its Q2 results) What we learned about Premium subs around the world, that Universal deal and SPOT's advertising woes
News Spotify subscriber count grew by 8m in Q2 – but advertising revenues fell 21% year-on-year Ad-supported revenues fall 21% year-on-year in COVID-hit quarter
News Watch out TikTok: US-based rival Triller is raising between $200m and $300m Company is starting to pinch leading TikTok influencers for its platform
Analysis Taylor Swift’s Folklore just made history on Spotify… and blew away the launch of her last album, Lover Folklore streamed over 50m times more on Spotify worldwide in its first three days than Lover
Interviews ‘We’re starting to see a generation of artists born and raised on TikTok.’ Ole Obermann, TikTok's Global Head of Music, and Believe CEO/Founder, Denis Ladegaillerie, talk charts, hits and cannibalization...
News Wiley: Management and distributor ADA cut ties with artist following antisemitic tweets ADA says: "We oppose antisemitism and any form of discrimination and racism."
Analysis News 1 in 5 streams on Tencent Music platforms will be behind a paywall by the end of 2020 In China, where YouTube is blocked, TME is seeing its paywall strategy starting to reap financial benefits
News Hipgnosis’ spending stash grows to nearly $700m, as firm extends debt facility Credit facility extended to $400m, as Hipgnosis readies another acquisition spree