News Apple launches $99 HomePod mini smartspeaker “HomePod mini has everything customers want in a smart speaker," claims Apple.
News African music streaming company MePlaylist inks distribution deals with FUGA & Symphonic Deals add some 7m songs to platform's catalog
News New Spotify format allows podcasters to place songs between talk segments in shows Premium listeners will hear full tracks as part of these shows and Free tier users will hear 30-second music previews
News Mojo Music & Media joins licensing agency IMPEL Mojo catalog includes works by Kiss, REO Speedwagon and Cheap Trick
Interviews FuturePulse just launched a music forecasting platform – but needs the industry’s help How EU-backed public research project FuturePulse is aiming to build the music industry forecasting tech of tomorrow
News Marketing agency Motive Unknown launches sister company Positive Subversion, with Run The Jewels & Innovative Leisure as first clients Company is a project and label management consultancy for artists, managers and record labels
News TikTok inks multi-year licensing deal with Dutch collecting Society Buma/Stemra Buma/Stemra’s members include Dutch EDM stars like Tiësto and Martin Garrix
News L.A Reid sells his catalog to Hipgnosis, joins Advisory Board of Merck Mercuriadis’ related company Reid's catalog, comprising 162 songs, is now property of Hipgnosis
News Warner’s ADA Asia inks deal with Indonesia-based DPM, one of the country’s largest music companies DPM is home to a collective of 21 independent record labels
Interviews Guy Moot on A&R, Warner Chappell… and ‘signing real quality’ Guy Moot has been global CEO of Warner Chappell for 18 months. Fresh from hiring a new head of the UK, Moot tells his story, then and now…
News Triller in merger talks to go public in the US (report) News comes as rival TikTok faces pressure from the US Government
News Musicians have earned over $5m through Bandzoogle since the pandemic began Nearly $500,000 came from digital music sales alone, the company reports
News K-Pop stars BTS draw nearly 1m to latest pay-per-view online concert – banking big money in the process It's likely that the 'MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E' event generated over $35m
News Pro Music Rights sues supermarket giant Meijer for alleged non-payment of public performance license fees Lawsuit was filed in a Florida court last week
News Simon Jerome Nasser appointed MD, Universal Music Singapore & Head of Live, Southeast Asia Exec joins UMG from Warner Music Group, where he held the position of Managing Director, Singapore
News Scooter Braun & Troy Carter backed livestream startup Moment House launches with $1.5m funding Seed funding round was led by Forerunner Ventures
News Warner Chappell Music inks exclusive worldwide administration deal with Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet Their EP From the Fires has garnered over 330m global streams to date
News Soundtrack Your Brand renews global licensing deal with Warner Music, launches new on-demand streaming service for businesses New on-demand service enables businesses to jump, skip and replay tracks