News Confirmed: The Weeknd’s After Hours surpassed a million pre-adds on Apple Music ahead of release "Let the music heal us during these dark times."
News Spotify launches podcast API for third-party developers APIs to 'empower developers to build unique experiences for listeners'
News Tekashi 6ix9ine sued for $2.2m by clothing brand Fashion Nova Rapper sued for breach of contract after he was paid a $225,000 advance
News The Weeknd smashes Apple Music record, heading towards 1m global pre-adds of new album After Hours already has 975,000 pre-adds – Apple's digital equivalent of traditional pre-orders
News Live Nation shares bounce back as Liberty Media pays off $130m company loan News appears to have been interpreted positively by the markets
News Amazon ‘still very much business as usual’ for record labels in the UK, says distributor Proper Music "I think music finds itself further up the pecking order than maybe people thought it would."
Analysis News Yes, global Spotify chart streams are down this week. No, that doesn’t mean Coronavirus is hurting the record industry. Worldwide streams in Spotify's Top 200 have fallen 11%. But that's no reason for labels to worry...
News Sound City 2020 moves to September, launches live streaming platform to financially support artists 'Guesthouse' platform will carry an introductory £4.99 subscription price
News Katy Perry’s $2.8m Dark Horse copyright infringement verdict has been overturned Appeal was filed against the original verdict in October 2019
Analysis News Screw you, Coronavirus. At least music’s streaming business is still booming. How are music streaming services faring in a COVID-19-hit world?
News As concert income drops, could fan investments create a new revenue stream for artists? Swiss Estus AG invests $1.7m in Austrian fan-funding startup Global Rockstar
News Live Nation share price plummets 13% after Glastonbury and Eurovision Coronavirus cancellations (UPDATE) Firm's market cap has fallen by over two-thirds in a month
News Eurovision Song Contest 2020 called off because of ‘uncertainty created by the spread of COVID-19’ "We ask some patience as we work through the ramifications of this unprecedented decision"
News Coronavirus clobbers music retail, as Amazon halts trade orders of CD and vinyl FNAC shuts down physical stores in France, as Germany begins "far-reaching" measures
News Grammy-winning songwriter Andrew Watt tests positive for Coronavirus: ‘This is not a joke.’ "To have the mentality, 'I'm young, this can't affect me' is just straight up stupid..."
News Concord hires Jeff Van Driel as General Manager, Global Administration Exec spent 11 years at classical label and distributor Naxos