News PPL to sponsor A&R Awards category celebrating behind-the-scenes linchpins Fast-growing collection society supports award for 'the glue of the A&R department'
News Songtradr acquires Bandcamp from Fortnite maker Epic Games News arrives a year and a half after Epic Games acquired Bandcamp
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.
News Quincy Jones receives first-ever Peace Through Music Award from Recording Academy and US State Department The Recording Academy has partnered with the US State Department on the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
News Jet, rock band behind ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, strikes ‘landmark’ catalog deal with BMG 'Jet are a generation-defining band,' said Heath Johns, BMG President, Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia
News William Hsieh appointed Managing Director of Universal Music Taiwan Exec joins UMG from interactive fitness tech firm Fiture, where he served as Vice President of Content
Analysis News Latin music generated $627m in US recorded music revenues in H1 2023 – up 14.8% YoY Latin music’s share of overall US recorded music revenues reached 7.5% in the first half of 2023, according to RIAA's Mid-Year 2023 Latin Music Report
Analysis News [PIAS] boss Kenny Gates on Deezer x Universal’s ‘artist-centric’ model: ‘For labels who invest every year, relentlessly, in new talent, this has to be good news.’ Thought the debate had died down? Think again...
News Africa-focused music streaming service Mdundo reaches 26.6m Monthly Active Users Mdundo also reported a 239% YoY jump in revenue from paid subscriptions
Interviews ‘Our plan is to further build Mushroom as a global independent powerhouse.’ MBW’s World Leaders series speaks to Mushroom Group CEO Matt Gudinski
News IFPI rolls out new music charts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and North Africa Charts aim to provide official rankings of the top streaming tracks in countries across the MENA region
News Vivendi exploring sale of ticketing firm See Tickets (report) Vivendi acquired See Tickets UK in its entirety in 2011
News Lauren Apolito promoted to Executive Vice President at SESAC-owned Rumblefish Rumblefish was acquired by SESAC in 2014
News Spotify launches Jam, a real-time collaborative playlist feature for up to 32 users 'Jam' lets up to 32 users collectively build a playlist in real-time
News YouTube introduced a suite of new AI tools for creators. Here’s what they can do. Platform unveiled various AI-powered tools at its Made on YouTube event
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Justin Kalifowitz Downtown's founder reflects on the songs that have helped shape his life and career
News TikTok music marketing agency Round makes key promotions, plans expansion in the US and LATAM Round claims to have delivered more than '1.5 billion engagements' across its campaigns for various superstar artists
News Nicola Tuer to leave Sony Music UK for family reasons Exec's career at Sony spans nearly 30 years