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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

What the US record industry should fear about its future – and what it deserves to celebrate

Netflix, vinyl, streaming and Spotify's share of revenues all feature in MBW's review of the USA market

Streaming revenues topped $1bn in Germany for the first time last year, with total recorded music sales up 8.2%

Streaming accounted for 55.1% of total revenues

Deezer expands playlist brands into ‘LIVE’ concerts; recorded gigs to be available exclusively on platform

First event is Rocket LIVE in Paris on February 19

YouTube says it paid the music industry over $3bn last year – equivalent to 20% of its annual ad revenue. Is that good?

On balance, YouTube looks likely to have just become the global music industry's second biggest streaming partner

Rap & production duo Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn sign with Absolute

Duo have more than 21m streams across Spotify and Apple Music

Apple poaches Warner exec Jeff Bronikowski for Global Head of Music Strategic Initiatives role

The list of ex-Warner execs running music at digital services grows again

‘You can make decent money in Italy out of streaming – but physical still maintains some strongholds.’

Artist First founder Claudio Ferrante gives his view on the world's 12th biggest music market