News Universal to pay-gate music in China as part of new Tencent Music deal Tencent confirms that Universal is backing its paywall strategy in key market
News Hipgnosis Songs Fund surpasses £1bn market cap valuation "It's a testament to the power of great songs and songwriters that in just two years we are a £1bn market cap, FTSE 250 company," says Mercuriadis
News Songwriters dealt blow in Spotify royalty rate battle as streaming platforms are granted ‘procedural victory’ in US Appeals Court But that doesn't mean new rates have been rejected or amended (yet, anyway)
News PULSE signs rapper Flo Milli to exclusive global publishing deal Artist has had co-signs from the likes of Cardi B, SZA, Doja Cat, Rico Nasty, Kehlani, and others
News Good Soldier Records says UK airplay No.1 shows it can compete with majors ‘at the top level’ Christian Tattersfield tells MBW his company is targeting half a billion streams for Dancing In The Moonlight
News ICM Partners hires music agent Simon Clarkson He will head up the agency’s domestic Electronic Music Department
News Justin Seltzer promoted to General Manager of Blue Note Records Seltzer previously served as Vice President of Blue Note
News Sony/ATV signs worldwide deal with songwriter & artist Jozzy Jozzy has collaborated with the likes of Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Usher and others
News Universal signs two major deals in China – as it launches new label with Tencent Music Unlike previous years, UMG goes direct with rival services in market
News Spotify’s busy with podcasts – but it hasn’t given up on launching hardware Company is hiring for a Head of Hardware Commercial Development
News Zara Larsson music pulled from Apple Music in China following criticism of state (report) Artist ends partnership with Chinese device maker Huawei
News Simon Fuller partners with TikTok to find new pop supergroup Members of the group will be found via an in-app audition process on TikTok
Interviews ‘It’s alright to feel fear – so long as you ignore it.’ Richard Russell has laid his life bare in a new memoir. He tells MBW about independence, insecurity and identity...
News Big Hit Entertainment granted preliminary approval for IPO in South Korea Company applied for a pre-IPO review with the Korea Exchange in May
News Roc Nation signs British hip-hop DJ Charlie Sloth Sloth's new single Purple Ft. Polo G & Deno was released on August 7
News Artists challenge Jeff Bezos on Twitch royalty practices 'As Twitch uses music to grow its audience and shape its brand, the company owes creators more than willful blindness and vague platitudes.'
News Microsoft warned to ‘sever all links’ between TikTok and China if sale goes through Senator Josh Hawley has written to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Analysis Live Nation spent more on ticketing in Q2 than its fans did Michael Rapino discusses Live Nation's horrible Q2 - and the bright future in 2021 and beyond