News Netflix added over 5m paying subscribers per month in Q1 2020. Is this a promising sign for Spotify? Could music streaming see a similar COVID-driven subscription bump? We're about to find out.
News Sampling service Tracklib makes multi-tracks from producer Chords’ album available to license on same day as release "This is a completely new opportunity that benefits the whole music industry."
News Pharrell Williams and i am OTHER partner with SoundCloud to curate emerging talent compilation album There’s no limit on submissions and selected artists will be notified via SoundCloud by May 6, 2020
News Spotify now enables fans to pay artists money direct, via Cash App and PayPal.me partnerships Long-awaited 'tipping' feature arrives through association with third-party apps
News Mixcloud adds live streaming feature for DJs, artists and audio creators "We are very focused on helping creators generate more income directly from their fans via their live streams."
News ‘If you’re an independent artist, the world is yours. You have no boundaries.’ UnitedMasters CEO and Founder, Steve Stoute, joins the MBW Podcast
News Kobalt promotes Chris Lakey to Senior Vice President, Creative Synch Veteran exec worked at Universal Music Publishing Group for eight years prior to joining Kobalt in 2008
News One World: Together At Home has already raised $128m for COVID-19 fight – now Universal’s releasing the album Global Citizen event launched as audio album on streaming services in collaboration with UMG
News Julia Craik, Managing Director of The Premises Studios, dies following complications caused by Covid-19 "Julia was our super-organised big sister for the past 24 years and we will miss her dearly."
News Madison Square Garden Entertainment becomes public company, names Mark FitzPatrick as EVP and CFO MSG Entertainment has completed its spin-off from MSG Sports Corp
News Warner launches virtual PlayOn Fest in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund WMG labels to play concert footage from the likes of Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Green Day, Cardi B, Ed Sheeran, Janelle Monáe and others
News Sonos launches ad-supported radio streaming service, including artist ‘Stations’ from Thom Yorke and David Byrne The new service brings together more than 60,000 stations from multiple streaming partners
News The A&R Awards will return… Next London event will take place on the evening of Thursday, March 11, 2021
News Apple Music expands into 52 (52!) new markets, upping presence in Africa and beyond Apple Music now in more than double the markets in which Spotify operates
Analysis Blog Big Radio Consolidation Spotlights The Need to Update Songwriters’ Rights David Israelite, CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association, on Liberty Media, iHeart and the US consent decrees
Interviews Mike Dean: ‘Being a producer is more psychological than technical, for sure…’ Mike Dean, trusted collaborator of Kanye West and Travis Scott, on the music industry, his new album, and the art of production
News Victory Records founder Tony Brummel launches new company, Mission Two Entertainment Rock label Victory Records was acquired by Concord in 2019
News Universal Music Group braces for physical, ad streaming downturn, but says subscription is ‘more stable and robust’ Major record company addresses the potential impact of COVID-19 on its business