Interviews ‘Songwriters need to fight to get the payment we deserve. We need to get the right credit.’ Latin Grammy winner Claudia Brant on her career, modern songwriting, and the prospects for young writers today
Analysis News Sony ups its annual Music revenue forecast by over $500m… during a pandemic Firm's recorded music streaming revenues grew by over $120m in the three months to end of September
News Music-related user generated content could be worth $6bn over the next two years (report) New report examines 'the rising power of UGC'
News Sentric Music Group and Beatport ink direct licensing deal Beatport artist, producer and label partners will have access to Sentric’s rights management solutions and creative services
News Reservoir signs Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ben Harper to worldwide publishing deal Deal includes global rights to Harper’s entire catalog
News SoundCloud rolls out Snapchat integration, with Facebook Stories coming soon SoundCloud users can share any track, playlist, album or artist profile
News Tencent buys stake in AI-driven A&R scouting specialist Instrumental Chinese giant acquires minority stake in UK-based firm used by all three major music companies
News Kendrick Lamar signs exclusive, global admin deal with Universal Music Publishing Group 13-time Grammy Award-winning rapper, songwriter and producer signs deal with UMPG
News Amuse expands AI-driven royalty advances of up to $300,000 to independent artists’ collaborators 'Hundreds of artists' have used Fast Forward royalty advance service since it launched last year, states Amuse
News Kanye West: I will buy Universal Music Group for $33bn Could West really raise $33bn after a few quick calls through his phone's starry contact list?
Interviews BMG on its expansion into live music: ‘This is the opposite of a 360 deal.’ Dominique Casimir on music right's company's surprise acquisition in Germany, and its future ambitions in the concert space
News Harry Styles to make investment in new £350m arena in Manchester, UK New music venue is set to open in 2023
News Vevo partners with Smart TV solutions provider Foxxum Partnership will make Vevo's catalog available on over 20m Foxxum-enabled devices
Analysis News In tough year for merch sales, Bravado CEO exits Universal Music Group Stat Of The Week: Universal Music Group had its best ever quarter in Q3 2020, generating over $2bn... despite its merch division seeing revenues fall 44.4% year-on-year
News iHeartMedia acquires podcast technology company Voxnest iHeartMedia owned a minority stake in Voxnest prior to this acquisition
News Secretly Publishing inks worldwide deals with Grammy-winning rock band The War on Drugs and other Fort William Management artists Agreements bring catalogs and future works of artists including Beirut, Dehd, Grizzly Bear and The War on Drugs to Secretly Publishing roster
News Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million dollar’ 10-year strategic partnership with the Four Seasons From 1962 to 1978, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons sold more than 100m records
News Penske Media and MRC form data Joint Venture Company brings together MRC Data, Alpha Data and Variety Business Intelligence