Analysis Blog ‘This awareness of racism in the industry should not last for one day, or one week, or one year. This should last forever.’ Keith Harris OBE on 'Black Out Tuesday' and the importance of fighting racial inequality in business
News German hip-hop star Capital Bra inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Capital Bra is the most-streamed artist in Germany
News Dipesh Parmar promoted to President of Ministry of Sound Recordings Exec has been Managing Director of the label since it was acquired by Sony Music in 2016
News Music business set for ‘Black Out Tuesday’ to ‘provoke accountability’ in wake of George Floyd death Universal, Sony and Warner labels will all cease business activity on Tuesday
News Tencent to buy Warner Music Group stake for $200m? Wall Street Journal suggests Chinese company is a potential institutional investor in WMG
News Sony/ATV South Africa Partners with Content Connect Africa to Provide Publishing Services to Songwriters Partnership will launch joint digital education workshops across the continent
News TikTok makes a statement in New York, as Bytedance inks 10-year deal for 232k square foot office in Times Square One Five One is already home to the global HQ of Nasdaq Inc
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Blu DeTiger, Calynn Green, Dirty Blond, Olive Amun & Sara Kays Five prospects from around the globe from Instrumental’s A&R platform
News ‘SoundCloud Radio’ station launches on Dash for artists that distribute through Repost services platform Both Repost & Repost Select artists that have distributed content are eligible for placement on SoundCloud Radio
News Amazon is investing in podcasts to challenge Spotify (report) Company is reportedly ramping up its investment in original podcast content
News ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus named President of CISAC, taking over from Jean-Michel Jarre Ulvaeus was elected President by CISAC’s General Assembly
News Apple Music is dominating streams for US hip-hop releases (even more than you might think) Ebro Darden says "we've tried our best to align with the artist's creative agenda"
News Guy Oseary steps down from role at Live Nation’s Maverick Michael Rapino: "Guy built an incredible team at Maverick and his work with U2 and Madonna is unmatched."
News Spotify is hiring for a Head of Spotify For Artists – to develop paid-only (and free) features Company is recruiting for a Head of Spotify for Artists to "develop a suite of free and paid offerings"
News JioSaavn’s paying subscriber base has quadrupled since early 2019 Company launches Pro Rewards 'designed to further augment significant JioSaavn subscriber growth'
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment files for IPO in South Korea Big Hit is estimated to raise more than 1 trillion won ($810m) through the IPO
News How TikTok turned Don’t Rush by UK hip-hop artists Young T & Bugsey into a global hit Track was released by Sony Music UK-affiliated label Black Butter
News Streaming fallout in India: Tencent-backed Gaana refuses to pay record label Tips ‘high royalties’ – so Tips pulls its catalog "Somehow we couldn't reach a common ground."