Interviews ‘When I’d sit down with artists and managers, my first gift to everybody was a map of the world.’ Music industry pioneer Vivian Scott Chew discusses A&R, diversity, and how the coronavirus crisis is going to impact the music business
Analysis Interviews News The axing of ‘urban’ music: Good thing – or ‘Band-Aid to the real conversation’? Leading execs from 300, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, Warner Records and more weigh in on the industry's big debate
News Kevin Leong named Creative Director at 300 Entertainment He will manage the company's Creative Department, overseeing all creative initiatives
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Justice for the Damned, Mstf, Lizzy McAlpine, Showtime Damion and Beren Olivia Five of the most exciting prospects discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
News AWAL renews worldwide partnership with British rapper Little Simz Mercury prize-nominated artist to debut new album in 2021
News IFPI opens Sub-Saharan Africa office in Kenya, Angela Ndambuki appointed Regional Director Ndambuki takes on the regional role immediately
News Spotify inks exclusive deal to host scripted superhero podcasts from DC Entertainment DC Entertainment is the home of comic book brands like Superman and Batman
News Downtown launches new Neighbouring Rights unit, headed by Dean Francis Firm launches standalone business unit to handle global performance collections for artists
News Kobalt wins ASCAP Pop Music Publisher Of The Year Award Company secured this year's award with 22 of the most-performed pop music songs
News Sony/ATV expands in India, appoints Dinraj Shetty as Director for the market He will also continue to serve as Director, Licensing at Sony Music
News Tencent rival NetEase invests $1.7m in Luxembourg-based AI music firm, AIVA Company's tech composes 'emotional soundtracks' for films, video games, commercials
News Spotify’s legal chief claims Apple ‘intentionally designed a system rigged in their favor’ European Commission has launched an anti-trust investigation into Apple's App Store rules
News Tencent in talks to buy stake in video streaming rival iQIYI (report) iQIYI claimed to have 119 million subscribers at the end of March
News EMI Records is back; Rebecca Allen named President of relaunched Universal UK label "Rebecca is an extraordinarily dynamic and creative executive with the vision and ambition to restore EMI Records to its position as a powerhouse of culture and music discovery.”
News Pop Smoke estate signs global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Debut album set to be posthumously released this summer
News Lickd teams with Universal Music Group & UMPG to make music accessible to YouTube creators Deal will see access given to a selection of tracks from the two companies’ music catalogs
News Apple faces anti-trust investigation over App Store rules in Europe 'We need to ensure that Apple's rules do not distort competition in markets where Apple is competing with other app developers.'
News Universal Music Group expands in MENA, opening offices in Morocco and Israel Serena Safieddine to lead Morocco office, Yoram Mokady named MD in Israel