News German collection society GEMA’s revenues rose 13% YoY to $1.24bn in 2022 Distributions to GEMA members to exceed the 1 billion Euro milestone for the first time
News TikTok hit with $15.8m fine in the UK for ‘misusing children’s data’ Information Commissioner’s Office estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4m UK children under 13 to use its platform in 2020
News After raising $10.25m, AI music app Moises reaches 30m registered users Startup has attracted investors in both the US and Latin America
News Australia becomes latest country to ban TikTok from government devices over security concerns Ban was announced by Australia’s Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on Tuesday (April 4)
Interviews ‘There’s nothing like making it in New York. I know it’s a cliché, but it’s true.’ Norwegian production duo Stargate look back on a 25+ year career that has taken them from Trondheim to LA via London and New York, working with some of the greatest artists in the world on the way
Analysis Could Robert Kyncl’s ‘multiplier’ plan improve the way artists are paid from music streaming? Speaking to Morgan Stanley, the Warner Music Group chief outlined a model that would reward certain artists more than others on streaming platforms
News Spotify shuts down Spotify Live after two years of ‘experimentation’ Daniel Ek's firm capitalized on the Clubhouse boom. Then the Clubhouse boom ended.
News Anitta and Warner Music Group part ways ‘after eleven years of successful partnership’ Anitta signed with Warner Music Brazil in 2013 and with Warner Records in 2020
News Primary Wave acquires stake in catalog of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan Deal sees company acquire a stake in McLachlan’s music publishing and recorded music catalog
News Kobalt revenues jumped 22% to top $600m in 12 months to end of June 2022 Company says it spent over $300 million on advances and catalog acquisitions in the period
Interviews Jimmy Napes on Unholy, Sam Smith, and never taking success for granted Jimmy Napes discusses bangers, ballads, the importance of writing 'crap' songs and his enduring, phenomenally successful partnership with Sam Smith
News Sofia Ilyas appointed Chief Community Officer at The Beatport Group Prior to joining Beatport, Ilyas was a Director at headphone company Nura
News Record companies in Germany take legal action against stream ripper YouTube-DL Hamburg Regional Court has issued an injunction requiring the individual to stop hosting the software
Analysis As major label market share falls on Spotify, can we expect even more indie investment from the ‘Big Three’? As industry dynamics shift, are we going to see artist and label services divisions grow in importance for the majors?
News TikTok owner ByteDance has spent over $13m on US lobbying since 2019 (report) Figure was revealed by Washington DC-based nonprofit organization OpenSecrets
Interviews ‘Until there is a Black British superstar that everyone in the building gets behind, in the same way that they’ve done with Ed Sheeran, Adele and Dua Lipa, then there is no change.’ Adrian Sykes talks to David Miller about his career, how and why he now lives and works in the States, and the problems with the UK industry…
Interviews Can this Swedish entrepreneur unlock $40 billion in new money for the music business? Ola Sars, founder of Soundtrack Your Brand, explains his vision for a much bigger music rights industry
News Bids fall short for Warner Bros. Discovery music assets as sale process stalls (report) Company is reportedly 'scaling back' its plans