News Justin Bumper Reeve named Senior Vice President of Global Sync at Virgin Music Group Reeve is based in Virgin Music Group’s global headquarters in Los Angeles
News Kakao’s billionaire founder faces arrest over alleged manipulation of SM Entertainment stock price Prosecutors allege that illegal stock manipulation was involved in Kakao's successful battle to take control of SM Entertainment
Interviews ‘Streaming is one part of an artist’s evolution. Amazon is looking for all the ways to connect you to your fans.’ Phylicia Fant, Head of Music Industry and Culture Collaborations at Amazon Music talks about breaking into the business, her experience in the major label system, the marriage of technology and creativity and the ongoing power of music
Analysis News How the ‘COPIED Act’ could make it unlawful to train AI using copyrighted material without permission… A new front has opened in the battle between IP owners and AI companies who would use copyrighted IP to train AI without permission
News Instagram launches multitrack audio feature, allowing users to add up to 20 tracks to a single Reel Instagram's latest feature comes amid a fierce battle for dominance in the short-form video landscape
News Tat Tong appointed Vice President of A&R and Creative, Asia Pacific at Warner Chappell Music Exec held various roles at Sony Music Entertainment before joining WCM
News After deals with Ticketmaster and CTS Eventim, TikTok teams up with Eventbrite for in-app ticket sales The feature expands reach beyond traditional promotion methods, promising to expose events to millions of potential attendees
News Jason Iley MBE, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK & Ireland, will receive this year’s Music Industry Trusts Award The MITS celebrates its 32nd edition this year
Analysis News ‘Middle class’ of artists growing larger, Luminate report finds, as 29,253 clocked between 1m and 10m on-demand audio streams in H1 The number of "mid-tier" artists grew by more than 5% in the past year, Luminate's Midyear Music Report says
News This AI tech lets users sing in 10 languages and 15 Chinese dialects. Westlife have used it to release a song in Mandarin via Tencent Music “Everyone can become a professional singer with AI.”
Analysis News Global on-demand audio streams grew 15.1% to reach 2.29 trillion in H1, according to Luminate’s Midyear Music Report Market monitor Luminate has published its Mid-Year report for H1 2024
Analysis News Sony Music is in the process of taking control of Queen’s UK-based companies Sony Music's landmark Queen catalog acquisition is getting closer and closer to becoming 'official'
News Mushroom Group unveils new talent management and partnerships agency "Traditional marketing methods alone don’t really cut it anymore. Audiences are savvier and more diverse than ever before."
Interviews SoundCloud’s Eliah Seton on superfans, sale rumors, AI and the future of music SoundCloud has built a "two-sided" platform for fans and artists. Eliah Seton says this is exactly what the music industry needs now.
News YouTube Music now lets you search for songs by humming, singing or playing a tune The streaming service is also testing out an AI-powered custom radio station feature
News Usher named top artist-songwriter in Q1 2024 by NMPA’s Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Country music's Ashley Gorley took the top spot among non-performing songwriters
News Deezer unveils AI playlists in global beta Users selected for a beta test can use simply text prompts to create customized playlists
News Disney Music Group strikes deal with AI music startup AudioShake to ‘unlock new listening and fan engagement experiences’ for its catalog DMG to use AudioShake’s stem separation and lyric transcription tech