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)
Analysis News 1 in 5 streams on Tencent Music platforms will be behind a paywall by the end of 2020 In China, where YouTube is blocked, TME is seeing its paywall strategy starting to reap financial benefits
News BeatStars, with over $85m in royalties paid out to producers, launches new distribution service 'This is just the beginning of our music distribution journey.'
News TikTok launches $200m Creator Fund ‘to help support ambitious creators’ US fund will be distributed over the coming year
News Sony Music India inks deal with rapper Raftaar as it hires Jagjit Singh Bhogal to head A&R Jagjit Singh Bhogal will give particular focus to "garnering worldwide exposure for Indian artists"
Blog ‘An effective vaccine will be the ultimate solution, but until that is realized, the Chinese music business has quickly found ways to innovate.’ Modern Sky's Dave Pichilingi on what coming out of COVID-19 lockdown has looked like for the music industry in China
News Primary Wave buys stake in music publishing catalog & master recordings of rock band Devo 'Their music has stood the test of time.'
News Jill Weindorf promoted to GM, Concord Recorded Music Weindorf's career at Concord spans over 10 years
News TikTok inks global deal with music publishers (who previously threatened to sue it) Agreement with the National Music Publishers’ Association is effective retroactively as of May 1, 2020
News Universal launches Island Records Philippines Roster includes the likes of Juan Karlos, Over October, Lala Vinzon and more
News Hipgnosis’ spending stash grows to nearly $700m, as firm extends debt facility Credit facility extended to $400m, as Hipgnosis readies another acquisition spree
News Remember when Spotify called Universal ‘music’s most innovative company’? It's the claim all of Universal's rivals simply love