Believe In The News

‘We’ve got our sights set on catching up to the majors in five to 10 years.’

Believe UK Managing Director Alex Kennedy discusses the company’s success, philosophy and potential, its signing strategy, acquisition plans and hit ratios…

Analysis News

The Spotify Top 20 is a snapshot of a much bigger story about independents, majors, and artist ownership

From Drake to Taylor Swift, KAROL G, and Bad Bunny – different types of 'independent artist' are operating at the top of the modern global business

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Record companies secure victory against ‘streaming manipulation’ site in Germany

Platform that illegally provided artificial 'plays,' 'views,' or 'streams' on DSPs like Spotify

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Amazon shutters live radio app Amp less than 20 months after it launched

The online retail giant confirmed to media that it’s shutting down Amp

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Believe continues expansion in Asia with new office in Tokyo, Japan

Key executives in the market include Erika Ogawa as General Manager for Japan, and Mari Ochiai as Head of Artist Services

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Indie music company Wagram joins Deezer’s artist-centric payment system, following streaming platform’s deal with Universal

France-headquartered indie music company Wagram Music has signed an artist-centric agreement with Deezer

Analysis

Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference

Kyncl spoke during a Q&A session at the Code Conference in Laguna Niguel, California, this week

Interviews

With 20bn streams to date and annual revenues of over €25m, Romania’s Global Records sets its sights on expansion in the GSA region

Diana Munteanu, Head of Label at Global Records, and Julian-Dominik Vicari, the company's new market head in Germany on the company's strategy for the GSA region.