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
News Timbaland’s music marketplace Beatclub to join IBM startup Incubator Program Timbaland’s beat music marketplace will launch later this year
News Downtown Music Services signs five LoFi labels to roster The five labels' releases generate over 500 million streams each year
News Brazil’s SOCINPRO partners with Unison for Pan-European collection Deal marks the second agreement Unison has signed in the Brazilian territory this year
News LiveXLive rebrands as LiveOne, plans to spin out pay-per-view business as separate public company NASDAQ-traded company expects to change its stock symbol to LVO in the coming weeks.
News Round Hill Music Royalty Fund buys catalog from British producer and songwriter Tim Palmer Catalog includes 30 songs covering tracks from Pearl Jam and Ozzy Osbourne albums
News Maik Pallasch joins The Orchard as Managing Director of GSA, Eastern Europe and Russia Pallasch was previously Head Of Music GSA at Spotify
News SNEP snipes at Believe. Believe bites back. SNEP refuses to publish half-year data in France, blaming Believe for not contributing its figures
News Meet Universal Music Group’s new board UMG has published the names of the new 10-person board, as of September 20, 2021
Analysis News Vincent Bolloré is about to own $7bn-plus of Universal shares… and other things we learned from UMG’s new prospectus Prospectus published ahead of UMG's listing on the Amsterdam stock exchange on September 21
News Spotify Rival Anghami partners with Amazon to give Prime members in Saudi Arabia and UAE 6 months Anghami Plus for free Prime members in Saudi Arabia and the UAE will receive a free six-month subscription to Anghami Plus
News Republic Records China signs pop star Daisy Xue as its first artist Artist's hit The Love Party has been viewed over 4.5bn times on Douyin
News EMI Production Music rebrands as KPM Music KPM represents more than 40 labels and is home to a range of genres