News Grammy-winning singer/songwriter James Fauntleroy sells ‘select publishing assets’ to HarbourView Equity Partners Fauntleroy has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Drake
News Beatport launches Twitch channel as platform introduces DJ program Beatport's Twitch channel will feature exclusive live sets from DJs in Barcelona, Ibiza, and elsewhere
News will.i.am launches AI-powered RAiDiO.FYI that turns radio into interactive experience RAiDiO.FYI features AI personas that can personalize your radio consumption via the FYI.AI app
News Over half of TikTok’s biggest global tracks of the summer are independently distributed On Monday (August 19), TikTok revealed its Top 10 Songs of the Summer for the US and globally
News Nichal Sethi promoted to Head of SoundOn EMEA; Toyin Mustapha steps up to Head of Music Partnerships for UK, Ireland and SSA at TikTok TikTok promotes execs to key roles covering the UK & Ireland, EMEA, and SSA regions
News Audio Chateau Records raises $4.5m; appoints Glen Barros and Jonathan Schulman to board The company has hired Grayson Flatness as an A&R consultant, and Kate London to head up legal and business affairs
News Global streams of anime music have soared 395% on Spotify since 2021 Spotify reveals Anime music stats and partners with Sony-owned Anime platform Crunchyroll
News Billie Eilish overtakes The Weeknd as Spotify’s most popular artist Eilish garnered 100.1 million monthly listeners compared to The Weeknd's 99.8 million
News Former Warner Music Group boss Edgar Bronfman Jr. makes $4.3bn bid for Paramount The former head of Warner Music Group has thrown a last-minute wrench into Skydance's plans to merge with Paramount
News YouTube Music emerges as ‘most adopted music streaming service’ in Q2: Kantar Subscriber loyalty hasn't been impacted by recent price hikes, Kantar's research has found
News Blackstone’s Hipgnosis is getting ready for its next phase… Blackstone officially acquired Hipgnosis Songs Fund from its public shareholders in July
News Anthropic asks court to ‘prune’ Universal lawsuit to focus legal battle on ‘whether it is fair use’ to train AI using copyrighted works Anthropic describes many of the claims against it as "implausible and supported by threadbare and conclusory allegations"
News Sony Music Germany boss Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba to exit; Christoph Behm named as new CEO for GSA region Behm will continue to be based in Berlin and will report to Daniel Lieberberg, President, Sony Music Continental Europe and Africa
News Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster A total of 39 states and the District of Columbia are now asking a court to force the break-up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster
News Roc Nation merges Label and Equity Distribution units to form ROC Nation distribution The newly formed division will serve as a platform for 'any artist,' providing them with tools and resources to meet the demands of the music industry
News Mahogany launches new fund for indie artists, offering up to £2,500 each “It’s clear that the music industry needs to do more to help the next generation of storytellers get on their feet..."
News Internet service provider Altice settles $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit with music companies Altice says it plans to "vigorously defend" against a separate lawsuit brought by Warner Music and Sony Music
News German court issues injunction against streaming manipulation site, rules it ‘liable for damages’ to record labels The music industry has had successes in taking down streaming fraud and stream ripping sites in Germany, Canada and Brazil