News $15m copyright lawsuit against Juice WRLD dropped by pop-punk band Yellowcard Lawsuit was originally filed in October 2019
News BMG to make diversity of exec hires a key objective for company’s managers BMG's Hartwig Masuch has outlined action to be taken by the company to address racial inequality
Interviews ‘I turn my hurt into gas, into fuel, to keep going and working harder.’ Poo Bear talks about Justin Bieber, issues of race in music – and why he wants to see labels hire people who've made hits
News Sony/ATV Nashville signs Jordan Walker to worldwide deal He has worked with country stars such as Luke Combs and Mitchell Tenpenny
News Big Deal Music Group signs producer & songwriter Robin Hannibal to global publishing deal He has worked with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, James Blake and Chance the Rapper
Analysis Blog Songwriters Deserve Freedom NMPA President David Israelite on a historic opportunity for modern US lawmakers to shift power away from Big Tech – and towards songwriters
News TikTok star Josh Richards joins rival Triller as platform tops 50m monthly active users TikTok stars Griffin Johnson and Noah Beck have also joined Triller
Analysis Taylor Swift’s Folklore just made history on Spotify… and blew away the launch of her last album, Lover Folklore streamed over 50m times more on Spotify worldwide in its first three days than Lover
Interviews ‘We’re starting to see a generation of artists born and raised on TikTok.’ Ole Obermann, TikTok's Global Head of Music, and Believe CEO/Founder, Denis Ladegaillerie, talk charts, hits and cannibalization...
News Mom + Pop partners with radio promo execs to form joint venture, further Label will invest in further’s growth
News Concord Music Publishing & Native Tongue ink new deal with Australian writer & producer Alice Ivy Deal is a joint venture with Concord & Native Tongue
News Team behind management firm Indie-Pop launch new music distribution & media company, Independent 'Every artist and project is a priority.'
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide launches ADA Latin, Juan Paz appointed Managing Director of the new division New Latin music division is headquartered in Miami
News Warner Records signs JV with social media talent management firm TalentX First artist signing is TikTok star Josh Richards
News Tencent Music pays indie artists over $84m via ‘Incentive Project’ Independent artist program 'Tencent Musician' was launched three years ago
News Wiley: Management and distributor ADA cut ties with artist following antisemitic tweets ADA says: "We oppose antisemitism and any form of discrimination and racism."
News Sada Baby launches Big Squad imprint in partnership with ADA Worldwide Deal sees Sada Baby signing new talent and releasing creative projects
News Def Jam Africa expands into Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Cameroon First new signings include Tenor (Cameroon), Suspect 95 (Côte d’Ivoire), & Omzo Dollar (Senegal)