Interviews News Rob Stringer talks Sony’s strategy, Tencent/Universal… and why music is worth more than ‘2 minutes of someone snoring in Lapland’ Sony Music Group Chairman & CEO gives his thoughts on the modern marketplace
Analysis News Latin music will generate close to $500m from streaming in the US this year – but it’s losing (a bit of) market share Across all formats, genre claimed 4.31% share in the first half of 2019
News Sony and Tencent’s ‘East meets West’ label, Liquid State, ramps up A&R with R3HAB signing, new projects 'Liquid State is committed to making R3HAB not only one of the biggest artists in China, but also across the whole Asia continent.'
Analysis After Spotify and Universal, could Tencent buy its way even further into the music business? Will $430bn-valued Tencent want a piece of Sony, Warner, BMG or Kobalt?
News Austin Daboh joins Apple Music as Head of Editorial for UK & Ireland Daboh reports to George Ergatoudis, Head of Music at Apple Music UK
News As predicted, Amazon launches $15-per-month hi-def music streaming service, Amazon Music HD “Earth will be changed forever when Amazon introduces high quality streaming to the masses," says Neil Young
News British music is losing its market power in the USA. Does BMG have the answer? "The problem for UK artists is that US-based companies naturally tend to favor their local repertoire... our view is that UK artists and songwriters deserve better than that."
Interviews How Lewis Capaldi became a billion-stream superstar – according to his manager, Ryan Walter "Musically, he’s my favourite artist of all time. I know that probably sounds lame, but it’s true."
News Warner on Lily Allen’s alleged assault perpetrator: ‘We understand he wasn’t and isn’t our employee.’ Company CEO says Allen's account is "deeply disturbing and obviously an appalling thing to have happened"
News YouTube bans paid-for plays from contributing towards its Music Charts 'Paid advertising views on YouTube will no longer be considered when looking at a 24-hour record debut.'
News Can Amazon Music damage Spotify’s market strength in Brazil? "Today’s launch represents a momentous step for Amazon Music, as Brazil is one of the most important music destinations in the world."
News Spotify is now a music-making marketplace, as it buys New York-based SoundBetter Daniel Ek's "two-sided marketplace" is becoming a reality
News Now Spotify’s Chief Accountant, Luca Baratta, exits firm "Mr. Baratta’s departure is not the result of any disagreement with the Company’s accounting principles or practices."
Analysis News Apple wanted to improve songwriter pay to $0.00091 per stream. Spotify and Google weren’t keen. Historical filings show why Spotify believes "lower royalty rates are critical" to the service's future
News Nick Holmstén out as Spotify’s Head Of Music – but who’ll replace him? Could Jeremy Erlich or Marian Dicus step up into the role?