News DistroKid teams with Twitch to help indie artists earn money from live streams via Twitch Affiliate Program Joining the Twitch Affiliate Program allows creators to earn money when they stream live on Twitch
News Vevo extends TV partnership with Samsung, launches new video channel in the UK Vevo Pop arrives on Samsung TV Plus
News Rosie Hill joins Atlantic Screen Music as Global Director of Sync Company has also secured a new administration deal with US record label, Fervor Records
News Deutschrap drives Warner Chappell market share boom in Germany Can the likes of Capital Bra now take German hip-hop global?
News Jordyn Reese promoted to Global Head of Advertising at ONErpm Organization also announces expansion of international advertising agency
News What the major record companies really think about the economics of music streaming Universal, Sony and Warner have each filed written responses to a UK Parliamentary investigation into streaming
News Canadian music fund aiming to spend $200m launches, led by Michael McCarty Fund is specifically looking to buy music rights created in Canada
Analysis ‘I love streaming, I just hate the remuneration system sitting inside it.’ Tom Gray, musician and founder of #BrokenRecord, explains the objectives of the campaign
News Former Republic President Charlie Walk partners with LiveXLive, planning to launch joint record label, music publishing operation Partnership with Walks' Music Mastery company to include joint efforts to create a record label, music publishing and artist management
Analysis News BTS helped Big Hit’s annual revenues jump 36% to $676m in 2020… despite the pandemic Filing in Korea reveals details of K-pop company's stellar 2020 – despite the collapse of live concerts
News YMU launches publishing joint venture Reaktor Music with producer and songwriter Mark Ralph Ralph has worked with artists including Jess Glynne, Years & Years, Jax Jones, Becky Hill, Usher, Tom Walker, Clean Bandit and more
News Sony Music Publishing signs The Kid LAROI to global deal He recently became the youngest solo artist ever to reach No.1 on the Australian ARIA album chart
News Splice closes $55m Series D funding round led by Goldman Sachs Platform's royalty payouts to creators hit $15m in 2020
News Spotify to expand into over 80 new markets across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America New markets include Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Pakistan
News Spotify HiFi subscription to launch in select markets later this year Spotify HiFi will deliver music in CD-quality, lossless audio
News The A&R Awards are back: 2021 event will take place November 9 in London The ceremony will take place at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, Central London
News Sony Music UK children’s label Magic Star inks global music partnership with toy company MGA Entertainment Magic Star will create and produce music to support LOL Surprise product lines
News Deb Oh appointed Senior Director of Creative Licensing at BMG Production Music Oh joins BMGPM from creative audio agency Squeak E. Clean Studios