News Jill Tschogl joins Kobalt Music as Vice President, Creative Exec is tasked with signing artists and writers
News Samsung brings Apple Music to its smart TVs Integration is available on Samsung Smart TV models from 2018 through 2020
News Taylor Swift: Scooter Braun paying $330m for Big Machine ‘wasn’t exactly a wise choice’ "Just another case of shameless greed in the time of Coronavirus. So tasteless, but very transparent."
News Foo Fighters, Kobalt & BMG to donate proceeds from Times Like These: BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge Dave Grohl: "I hope that it helps lift people’s spirits, and reminds them that we’ll all be back in one of those muddy fields again someday soon."
News BuzzAngle rebrands as Alpha Data Subscription tool and service BuzzAngle Music is now called Alpha Data Music+
News Believe launches digital concert series fundraiser in support of 5,000 folk artists in India amid Coronavirus lockdown 'It is a critical time for all of us to play a part in helping sustain the livelihoods of these folk artists.'
News Downtown-owned AdRev acquires music data analytics firm, Simbals Company was founded by a team of researchers from the University of Bordeaux
News Victoria Needs joins AWAL as VP of International Marketing Exec was previously Director of UK International at Sony
News Abbey Road offers songwriters the chance to win online mentoring sessions with Nile Rodgers, Jamie Scott, Giorgio Tuinfort and Poo Bear Studio is inviting songwriters to record and submit original songs for the next seven days
News Paradigm exec Dave Curtin joins Songtradr as VP of US Partnerships Executive was formerly the SVP of Licensing and Branded Content at Paradigm Talent Agency
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Luz, Huron John, Dead Emerson, Bickle and Jenevieve Our latest pick of new artists discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
News Hipgnosis acquires majority stake in Mark Ronson catalog, including Uptown Funk and Shallow Two of Ronson's songs have more than a billion streams on Spotify
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