Analysis Blog ‘Two years ago, things were bad for grassroots music venues. Now, we are at the cliff edge.’ CEO of UK's Music Venues Trust says: "We need companies and high net worth individuals to step up now."
News Tencent spends $263m to buy control of Chinese live streaming giant Huya Huya continues to operate independently and remains headquartered in Guangzhou, China
News Universal boss Sir Lucian Grainge ‘recuperating’ at home after contracting COVID-19 'Wherever you are in the world, take this pandemic as seriously as it deserves to be taken.'
News The UK’s AIM launches COVID-19 Crisis Fund for independent music contractors Goal is to distribute £1,000 to 1,000 workers within two months
News Ex YouTube Head of Publishing Victoria Campoamor joins Spotify as Senior Director, Content Operations & Services Exec was previously YouTube's Global Head Of Publishing Strategy and Operations
News Sukhraj Johal named General Manager of Warner Records UK Jennifer Ivory has also been promoted to Senior Vice President
News Warner Music Vietnam launches, led by Managing Director Lisa Nguyen Exec was previously Head of Zing Media
News ‘Big Brother for TikTok stars’ launches under lockdown in UK… and record labels want a piece of it "The Bytesquad are some of the most entertaining and talented people there are and I’m extremely excited to see what we can cook up.”
News Tributes for artist manager Gary Salzman, who dies of complications caused by COVID-19 "Rest in peace to my amazing, long time friend."
News Canada’s SOCAN reveals CAD $2m emergency royalty advance program to help members during COVID-19 crisis Priority given to members who are faced with a loss in live performance royalties or screen composers whose productions have been suspended
News Lou Ragagnin named President and CEO of Canada’s Re:Sound He joins Re:Sound from Chartered Professional Accountants Canada
News Mike Smith steps down as Warner Chappell’s UK Managing Director Guy Moot and Carianne Marshall "We’re sorry to see Mike leave and we wish him all the very best for the future."
News SoundCloud launches new marketing and distribution platform for ‘serious artists who want to take their career to the next level’ Artists get to keep 100% of their SoundCloud royalties plus 80% of the revenue received from other music services
News Sony Music Group boss Rob Stringer: ‘Whatever lies ahead, we will continue to put our employees, artists, and songwriters first.’ "Like every business affected by this crisis, we now know that the next 12 months will bring challenges. Nevertheless, I am confident that we have what it takes to overcome the headwinds we’re facing."
News SoundCloud gives away $15m-worth of creator support during COVID-19 pandemic Platform has seen a 50% surge in creators uploading in the past month alone
News John Leahy joins the UK’s Blue Raincoat Chrysalis Group as SVP Marketing and Strategy 'John provides us with the missing link in the Blue Raincoat set up – an experienced and hugely successful marketing mastermind.'
Analysis Blog ‘Our advice to independent artists right now is simple: keep releasing’ The CEO of Believe, Denis Ladegaillerie, offers his advice to artists, labels and managers during an uncertain time
News Ophelia Conheady appointed Head of A&R for Marathon Artists Conheady joins the company from Columbia Records UK