News TaP Music supports lawsuit against Trax Records brought by artists Larry Heard & Robert Owens, seeking ‘not less than’ $1m in damages 'We are simply seeking justice and fairness.'
News Universal signs Sunnee, former member of China’s most popular girl group Rocket Girls 101 Forthcoming single, By Your Side, will be released worldwide on June 26
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Sara Fajira, Memblem, Bob Juburi, Debbiah and MaazaKayo Five of the most exciting prospects discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
News Allen Grubman hack is not going away: Universal data allegedly up for auction, with a starting price of $1 million Documents associated with Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, MTV and Bad Boy Entertainment also allegedly up for auction
News Instagram Shopping access expanded to musicians selling merch Platform's commerce eligibility requirements have been updated
News Sony Music inks JV to develop artists in Africa with entertainment & brand agency, Celebrity Services Africa Partnership is described as a 'first of its kind in Africa'
News UnitedMasters launches ‘Cash for Change’ grant program to showcase artists advocating for social justice $4,000 will be given away to artists for 25 days
News Ingrooves Music Group expands into Turkey, names Haluk Cerahman as Country Manager for the market Exec joins Ingrooves from his position as Content Manager at Fizy
News Universal’s TuneCore rival Spinnup launches in Japan Spinnup is offering a free release for new artists signing up the service for a limited time
Analysis News Spotify, heading towards a $50bn market cap, is worth double what it was 3 months ago Streaming company is now worth more than Universal Music Group parent Vivendi
News Warner Music Group is hiring for a global diversity chief to help cultivate an ‘inclusive culture’ 'At a time when the call for fundamental social change is more urgent than ever, we are looking for someone with a proven track record in leading diversity & inclusion initiatives in a multinational company.'
News Spotify makes podcast advertising interactive with new ‘In-App Offers’ feature Spotify is alpha testing In-App Offers in the US and Germany
News Álex Schiavo promoted to Chief Artistic Officer, Latin America, US Latin, Portugal & Spain at Altafonte Exec was previously Managing Director of Altafonte Brazil
News Watch out, YouTube: Music videos could be coming to Spotify (report) An unreleased 'video' tab was discovered on Spotify's 'Now Playing' screen
News Saban Music Group inks global administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group Company was founded by entertainment mogul Haim Saban
News #Loverecordstores online event generates revenues of over £1m in one day for retailers in the UK The aim of the event was to provide participating stores with a revenue boost in the absence of Record Store Day
News Mike Smith named Global President of Downtown Music Publishing Former Warner Chappell and Columbia Records UK boss takes key worldwide role at growing music company
News Black Music Action Coalition advocacy group launched by top industry executives 'There is a lot of work for us to do, and we look forward to doing it together.'