News New program is available initially for a limited number of record labels and music distributors in the US News The move appears to be part of an effort to nudge more ad-supported users to switch to a paid subscription Interviews Verswire founder and dedicated disruptor Sherry Saeedi on what her new company offers artists and why major labels have to re-think everything Interviews MBW’s World Leaders series meets Lanre Masha, Director, West Africa at the Orchard News Apple acquired Shazam for $400 million in 2018 News Apple Music has published its year-end charts highlighting the biggest songs of the year across Apple Music and Shazam News New ‘Concerts’ feature makes use of users' Shazam history to deliver curated event recommendations News Funfair is backed by Coran Capshaw and James Sandom at Red Light Management