News Warner makes strategic investment in HuManagement, described as a ‘trailblazer’ in the MENA region Deal marks Warner Music Group's latest investment in the MENA region
News Kevin Breuner and Jessica Strassman join BandLab Technologies as Head of Artist Development and Education, and Head of Industry Relations & Artist Services Breuner spent 17 years at CD Baby, while Strassman joins from TikTok
News Ryan Tedder calls Lindgren ‘the German wunderkind’. Now they’ve inked a partnership deal – as Lindgren renews his agreement with Sony Music Publishing Deal expands long-standing relationship with SMP
News Spotify gives Premium subscribers access to 150,000+ audiobooks, and 15 hours free listening per month New offer to launch in the UK and Australia on October 4, with a later rollout in the US
News After Kylie Minogue album hits No.1 in the UK and Australia, artist’s global streams may be the bigger story for BMG Tension already has more than 170 million streams worldwide, says BMG
News YouTube Shorts sponsors Manager of the Year category at A&R Awards Short-form video platform backs management showdown at UK industry's elite awards night
News Latin music superfans spend over 30% more on music-related activities than other music superfans in the US (report) US market monitor Luminate has published its new Latin Music Report
News Ex-Spotify exec Jacob Deshayes named Chief Content Officer at Reactional Music; gaming veteran Kelly Sumner appointed Chairman Reactional claims to be 'the world’s first rule-based music engine, music delivery platform and personalization engine.'
News Universal Music Middle East & North Africa strikes partnership in Egypt with Harb Management Talent Agency Companies will jointly work on local talent discovery, development, music production, marketing and promo, live events, and brand partnerships
News Spotify has patented a ‘digital mixtape’ generator that compiles users’ voice recordings with songs New patent issued to Spotify describes 'a system for generating and distributing a digital mixtape'.
News Lex Borrero’s NEON16 and NTERTAIN expand multi-year partnership with the NFL NEON16 acts will produce four tracks exclusively for the NFL and its 32 clubs to use as part of their soundtrack to the 2023 season
News Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music acquires catalog of Plested, songwriter behind hits for Lewis Capaldi, Niall Horan, Jonas Brothers and more Founded in 2020, Seeker is led by hitmaker Evan Bogart, who is behind Rihanna’s 2006 No. 1 hit SOS
News Dominican superstar rapper El Alfa inks multi-million-dollar deal with Sound Royalties Sound Royalties provides royalty financing for music creators, independent labels, publishers, and distributors
News TikTok confirms testing ad-free monthly subscription plan (report) Test marks a potential departure from TikTok's ad-driven revenue model
Analysis 5 observations on… Epic Games’ sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr Here are five observations about what the deal means for Songtradr, Bandcamp, and other players in the music industry
News US Supreme Court to take up Warner Chappell case around limitations on copyright damages, after appeal over Flo Rida ‘In The Ayer’ lawsuit The US Supreme Court is set to make a decision on statutes of limitations for copyright lawsuits
News Indie music company Wagram joins Deezer’s artist-centric payment system, following streaming platform’s deal with Universal France-headquartered indie music company Wagram Music has signed an artist-centric agreement with Deezer
News Spotify threatens Uruguay exit amid proposed changes to music copyright law Parliament of Uruguay is voting on a budget bill that includes proposals around 'equitable remuneration' for performers