Analysis News It's one of the year's biggest deals – and it's come right at the final whistle of the year. We dig deeper into the details. News Deal expected to close in second half of next year News The new deal will give TikTok continued access to ICE's vast catalog of more than 54 million musical works from over 330,000 rightsholders News The music company has been shifting focus from copyright ownership to providing services for copyright holders News Industry veteran to lead Downtown Music's direct-to-creator businesses CD Baby and Soundrop News Company reports to have distributed more than €1bn to rightsholders in a consecutive 12-month period for the first time News 'This is an extraordinary time for Downtown Music as we enter this next phase as a fully unified operating company,' said van Rijn Interviews Emily Stephenson, President of Publishing at Downtown Music, talks about her career path, her work/life balance and the evolution of publishing