Warner Music Group In The News

TikTok parent Bytedance launches Spotify rival Resso in India… without Universal’s catalog

It’s the Spotify rival that impressed ex-Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy so much, he admitted it was packed with “really clever social features”. Resso, the music streaming app owned by TikTok parent Bytedance, has today (March 4) publicly launched in India, taking on the likes of SPOT, plus Gaana, JioSaavn and Apple Music in the market. … Continued

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DIY artists generated $821m in 2019 – now Amuse is launching a Pro subscription tier to ‘accelerate their careers’

"With Pro, we’re giving our users more features to accelerate their careers, at an accessible price," says Amuse boss Diego Farais

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Warner Music Group delays IPO, with stock market in grip of Coronavirus fears

Sources suggest Warner was set to share target price ranges for its public debut this week

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Universal claims 80%-plus share of 2019’s Top 10 biggest global artists… led by Taylor Swift

Major has signed and/or distributes eight of this year's biggest acts (and also works with BTS)

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Can AI-driven A&R transform the music business?

This patented tech can predict the potential success of new and unknown songs, says HITLAB

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It’s happened: The major labels are now generating over $1m every hour from streaming

MBW analysis shows that Universal saw recorded music streaming growth in excess of $600m in 2019

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David Stouck named Regional Director, A&R, at Warner Music Asia

His brief sees him oversee A&R operations in a total of 10 markets

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Streaming and playlisting expert Kieron Donoghue signs up as MBW’s new columnist

Warner's former global boss of playlisting will join the likes of Cherie Hu and Peter Robinson on our pages