News Lindsay Schapiro upped to Vice-President, Head of Digital at Mom+Pop Exec first joined company's digital department in 2016
News Motown launches in the UK, Rob Pascoe named MD as Afryea Henry-Fontaine becomes Marketing Director Duo become Rebecca Allen's first appointments in her role as President of EMI Records
Analysis TikTok and Spotify now neck-and-neck for users in Europe – but TikTok’s bigger in the US TikTok now has over 100m MAUs apiece in Europe and the United States
News The Grammy Museum is launching a $2.99-a-month streaming service Service launches with an interview with Billie Eilish and FINNEAS
News Allegra Willis Knerr promoted to SVP, Synch Licensing at BMG Exec joined BMG following the acquisition of Bug Music in 2011
News Hipgnosis buys Chrissie Hynde catalog, including hits by The Pretenders Company has acquired 100% of Chrissie Hynde's music publishing catalog of 164 songs
News Over a million people are watching UFC on US TV. Now, it’s got its own music streaming app. "We feel UFC Ultimate Sound is the first step in a new direction for both the music industry and professional sports."
News EMPIRE vows to ‘revolutionize’ music publishing via new division led by Al ‘Butter’ McLean and Vinny Kumar "Our development team has worked tirelessly to build a proprietary system to bring transparency and accountability to the publishing industry," says Ghazi Shami
News Music streaming revenues on course to grow by over $1bn in the US in 2020, despite everything Total streaming revenues were up by $512.3m in first six months of 2020 versus H1 2019.
News Maria Ho-Burge named Global Communications Director at TuneCore Exec spent 11 years as VP, Global Corporate Communications at Universal Music Group
News Universal inks multifaceted global strategic partnership with Latin music superstar Daddy Yankee Deal includes release of new music and film projects
News UK-based Cre8ing Vision launches The Ultimate Music Circle mentoring & employment initiative to help young people break into the music business Mentors include the likes of David Dollimore, Eve Fairley-Chickwe and Joe Kentish
News Songtradr invests $1m in music credit resource Jaxsta, inks exclusive partnership 'This partnership highlights the significant opportunities that exist in solving the data-centric challenges faced by the music industry.'
News Hipgnosis becomes a fully-fledged publisher, buying Big Deal Music to form Hipgnosis Songs Group Buyout includes admin platform Words and Music, which will be used to leverage better rates on streaming platforms
News Triller names top female execs for new Music Advisory Board as platform tops 27m daily users Advisory board will meet quarterly to discuss challenges that the company faces
News Sony Music reaches $12.7m settlement in artist royalties suit brought by Rick Nelson estate SME agrees to increase future royalties calculated on foreign streaming revenues by 36% for all class members
News YouTube Music partners with NIVA to support independent venues across the US YouTube & NIVA to work on 'unique programming that will help bring live performances back into music venues safely'
Interviews ‘Major labels have best-in-class structures – but they also have a mass of repertoire.’ How Motion Agency helps major and indie labels to get media attention for artists in multiple international territories