News Reservoir acquires minority stake in China-based Outdustry and forms JV to acquire local music catalogs New investment builds on an existing sub-publishing partnership announced in June 2020
News AudioSalad expands into UK and Europe, hiring Tom Deakin to lead new offices Deakin was formerly Director, Global Member Relations at Merlin
News ADA Asia and Warner Music partner with Vietnamese entertainment firm Yin Yang Media Warner Music Vietnam opened for business in Ho Chi Minh City in April 2020
News 75% of TikTok’s users say they discover new artists on the platform New data sheds light on user music discovery on TikTok
News Rob Jonas named CEO of trends and analytics platform P-MRC Data P-MRC Data brings together MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Music), Alpha Data and Variety Business Intelligence
Interviews ‘People think the streaming opportunity in Africa is easy. It’s not, it’s hard.’ Chidi Okeke, founder and CEO of streaming service uDux, on his ambitions and predictions for his service and the music streaming market in Africa
Interviews ‘My strength isn’t looking at a computer screen. I wouldn’t join the music business today, because I don’t want to be a typist.’ Steve Lillywhite on working with the teenage U2 and the feuding Rolling Stones
Analysis Blog What would it really take to decentralize the music industry? Revelator CEO and Founder Bruno Guez outlines what it would take to fully decentralize music
News Carol NG promoted to President, Asia, at Sony Music Publishing NG joined EMI Music publishing in 1998 as Finance Manager
News Universal Music Canada inks JV with management company The Core Entertainment Joint venture launches with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Steven Lee as its first signing
News Warner Chappell Production Music launches global rebrand Company has also expanded its executive team and launched two new recording studios in Los Angeles and Nashville
News Jason Feinberg joins $21m-backed virtual concert startup Flymachine as SVP, Marketing Feinberg was previously SVP, Marketing at Universal Music Group's catalog division, UMe
News CTS Eventim launches Eventim Live Asia in partnership with ex-Live Nation exec Jason Miller Former head of Asia at Live Nation says CTS Eventim is "as much a global touring company as anyone in the world"
News Musiio secures funding at $10m valuation as it signs Hipgnosis and expands product portfolio Innovative search tech bags partnership with game-changing Hipgnosis following fresh injection of funds
News Now Sony Music Publishing disregards unrecouped balances for heritage songwriters Sony Music Publishing launches Songwriters Forward initiative
News Having just raised $3.5m, Swedish AI music startup Starmony lets users ‘create and release a global hit within minutes’ Company's new angel investors include music business veterans Jonas Siljemark and Ola Håkansson
News Nas joins $4.2m funding round for social music marketing startup Breakr Platform has generated 150m views for emerging artists
News Warner Music Group acquires assets of Doug Morris’s 12Tone Music Deal is expected to close towards the end of July