YouTube Music In The News

TuneCore launches operations in Southeast Asia, headed up by Cyrus Chen

Platform is now present in 14 countries on 4 continents

Tencent-owned music streaming service JOOX inks licensing deal with Merlin

Agreement licenses Merlin content via JOOX’s ad-supported and premium tiers, as well as its karaoke feature

Azi Eftekhari elected new Chair of UK’s Entertainment Retailers Association

Eftekhari takes over from James Morton of Sky

TuneCore launches operations in Latin America, headed up by Bruno Duque

The move follows the launch of the company's operations in Africa last month

CD Baby paid out $125m from digital platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music in 2020

CD Baby's digital payouts rose 14% in the year, as YouTube Music's contribution doubled

Power Up initiative launches in the UK to support Black music creators and professionals via grants, mentoring and marketing support

Applications open February 10 and close March 10. Alex Boateng and BBC Radio's Tiffany Calver named as ambassadors

TaP Music’s Hannah Neaves and YouTube’s Azi Eftekhari launch new creative agency, Remedy Inc.

First projects include Fashion x Music film for YouTube’s Legacy Series and general management of paid live-streams for Universal’s new content studio Mercury Studios

SoundCloud’s revenues jumped 37% to $166m in 2019 – and it’s just posted its first ever profitable quarter

Firm's $10m-plus acquisition of Repost Network last year appears to be paying off