Analysis Blog How Four Tet vs. Domino points to our industry’s profit-share future This op/ed comes from UK-based Hunter Giles, who co-founded and leads Infinite Catalog, a royalty accounting software + service company
Analysis News Universal’s virtual band KINGSHIP just sold out its entire collection of 5,000 NFT ‘Key Cards’ KINGSHIP's members include four Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs
News Metaverse company XONE joins Abbey Road Red tech incubator, whose startups have raised over $70m so far XONE is a tech startup operating within the music and Web3 space
News BMG acquires Jean-Michel Jarre’s entire music publishing catalog Acquisition is the biggest single deal ever struck by BMG in France
News FaZe Clan goes public on Nasdaq via SPAC merger; share price falls 24% in first day of trading FaZe Clan is run by ex-music industry veteran Lee Trink, alongside ex-BMG exec Zach Katz
News DistroKid’s 2 million artists join Jaxsta’s global music credits database Jaxsta, meanwhile had a market cap value of AU$10.6 million as of Wednesday (July 21)
News AMRA expands digital licensing reach into Canada The addition of Canada as a territory for AMRA only affects digital mechanical rights
Interviews ONErpm has conquered Brazil’s streaming market. Now it’s taking on the world. Founder Emmanuel Zunz explains his expansion plans for one of LatAm's most successful distribution and services companies
Interviews NEON16 wants to become the Roc Nation of Latin Music. Here’s Lex Borrero’s masterplan to achieve it. Lex Borrero on Taking Tainy to the top and revolutionizing the Latin music business
Analysis News Netflix lost 970,000 subscribers in Q2. How will Spotify fare? ARM, Netflix's equivalent of ARPU, was up 7% at constant currency YoY
News TikTok lays off staff, Apple slows down hiring amid job shedding in tech sector In the US, where TikTok is facing increasing criticism and even a potential ban, the Chinese company has reportedly informed some employees that their roles are being eliminated.
Analysis News Amuse, now majority-owned by the UK’s Bridford Group, posts 61.5% revenue growth in 2021 In addition to growing its revenue last year, the firm also managed to reduce its operating loss by a third
Interviews ‘Latin music has gone mainstream in the US and is having a huge creative and commercial impact.’ Alejandro Duque, President of Warner Music Latin America, discusses the future of the business
News Live Nation makes three new hires to expand Latin touring strategy across North America Ricardo Taco has joined the company to lead the company’s Latin music strategy across Canada.
Interviews This company’s young artist has billions of YouTube views. It’s certain India is going to become one of the world’s biggest music markets. Hitz Music founder and Indian music industry veteran, Vinod Bhanushali talks us through his views of the market
News YouTube strikes partnership with Shopify, as platform expands e-commerce tools for creators All eligible creators can now access live shopping features
News BMG acquires music interests of Scottish rock band Simple Minds BMG says that the deal marks its eighth acquisition in the UK this year
News Sun-Ui Yum named Principal at Matt Pincus-led investment company, MUSIC Prior to joining MUSIC, Sun-Ui worked at the Raine Group