News UK-based live events firm Superstruct Entertainment buys electronic music giant ID&T ID&T Group founders and senior management will become shareholders in Superstruct Entertainment
News TikTok owner ByteDance readies new music streaming app in China (report) ByteDance reportedly started work on the app back in 2019
News The A&R Awards 2021: The finalists revealed! Full list of finalists revealed ahead of sold-out November 9 event in London
News Karoliina Kanerva promoted to Head of International, Warner Music Nordics Kanerva will move to Stockholm and report to Anders Lindberg, Marketing Director, Warner Music Nordics
News Martin Bandier, SESAC’s John Josephson, and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures join $5m funding round for blockchain streaming service Audius The Chainsmokers, Nas, Jason Derulo and Pusha T also invest in platform
Analysis Would AWAL really have thrived had it not been sold to Sony Music? MBW crunches the numbers on AWAL, and asks if the UK competition watchdog is looking in the right direction
News Åsa Carild joins Utopia as its Head of Platform Carild was formerly the CEO at the Nordic licensing hub Polaris
News Warner Music South Africa acquires local independent label Coleske Coleske is the largest independent label focusing on Afrikaans repertoire
News Lyrics firm Genius acquired for $80m by MediaLab Genius is a lyrics database, editorial publisher, and digital media company founded in August 2009.
Analysis Blog Gaming’s freemium model is making billions. For the music industry, it offers valuable lessons. What the music industry can learn from the video games sector about the long-term power and potential of free content
Analysis News David Bowie’s entire catalog is coming to Warner Music from 2023 Bowie estate strikes deal to license entirety of icon's recordings to Warner across the globe
News Dance music NFT platform RCRDSHP closes multi-million dollar seed round, backed by the buyers of $69m Beeple digital art piece RCRDSHP collectibles are built on the Flow blockchain
News JioSaavn and Merlin ink expanded global music licensing partnership Deal marks the first renewal between the two parties since regional music streaming service Saavn merged with India’s JioMusic
News Richard Antwi Scholarship partners with Universal Music UK to award Idris Green-Holder the second award of 2021 Idris Green-Holder becomes the fourth RAS recipient
News Superstar Helene Fischer extends long term partnership with Universal Music Germany Fischer has topped Germany’s annual sales charts more than any other artist in German chart history
News Fintech firm Centtrip expands into the United States Firm has opened an office in Miami Beach, Florida
News Believe revenues jump 30% in H1 2021 to over $300 million Believe's founder says growth "reflects our unparalleled appeal to a new generation of independent digital artists looking for go-to-market solutions and a wide range of expertise"
Interviews ‘TikTok is running everything.’ Frank Harris on how Jason Derulo reinvented himself on TikTok - and the keys to building a billion dollar brand