Interviews Reaching over 70m fans, UK’s Bytesized Talent looks to ‘help labels form longer-term relationships with influencers’ Fanbytes' CEO, Timothy Armoo, explains how his firm can take a "full 360 approach to marketing" for its clients.
News The UK’s One Media iP Group raises $8m to buy music rights Company plans to buy copyrights in performance and writers shares
News Facebook now allows creators to earn money from online events Owners of Pages in 20 countries can now start charging for online events
News Lizzo granted motion to dismiss Truth Hurts copyright infringement suit Suit was dismissed by a judge in California on August 14
News Concord raises another $600m via J.P. Morgan-placed debt offering New offering provides Concord with access to over $1bn of debt financing in total
News Apple launches two new live global radio stations, Hits and Country, rebrands Beats 1 as Apple Music 1 Apple Music Radio features live and exclusive original shows
News Cindy Gu appointed Head of Astralwerks Asia, label signs Indonesian EDM group Weird Genius Exec joins UMG from Warner Music Asia
News Universal inks global licensing deal with B2B music streaming service Soundtrack Your Brand Company works with brands such as McDonald’s, Lululemon, J Crew and others
News Tencent Music and Thailand’s biggest record label strike pact to ‘co-create content’ Partnership will make use of TME's Karaoke app WeSing
News Raymond Leon Roker joins Amazon Music as Global Head of Editorial He joins Amazon Music from AEG
News Concord Music Publishing acquires Imagine Dragons catalog in $100m+ deal "We're honest, we're fair, we're fast, and everyone out there knows we have the financing the write the check."
News BMG and TV production company Fremantle extend global partnership Extended deal includes a global music publishing and administration agreement for Fremantle’s catalog
News TikTok inks deal with UnitedMasters that lets users distribute music to streaming platforms directly from Bytedance’s app TikTok will also partner with UnitedMasters in promoting key artists on the platform
Analysis News How Cardi B’s OnlyFans subscription could generate millions of dollars each month Running the numbers on why a superstar artist has signed up to a platform best known for NSFW content
News Mairu Gupta named Director, Digital Business for Sony Music in India Exec previously worked at the NBA
Analysis News Why Warner Music Group just paid $85m for a company that makes Instagram memes What's behind the major's surprise buyout of IMGN Media?
News Reservoir invests in India, inking JV with Gully Gang Entertainment and signing DIVINE "This new partnership reaffirms our commitment to supporting creators in emerging markets," says Reservoir President/COO, Rell Lafargue
News Mark Yovich named Global President of Ticketmaster, Jared Smith becomes worldwide Chairman Amy Howe steps up to Global Chief Operating Officer