News Quavo, Quality Control & Motown team up with Marginal Mediaworks, Imagine Kids+Family on animated series The animated franchise series for children (age 8-12) is rooted in the world of Atlanta’s hip hop music and culture scene
News Capitol Music Group and Caroline partner with SM Entertainment to launch new K-pop supergroup SuperM The group's seven members were presented at Capitol Congress today (August 7)
News Amazon Music hires Adam Block as Global Head of Music Catalog Block joins Amazon Music following a 26-year career at Sony Music Entertainment
News Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA team up again for new SiR album Upcoming release follows successful partnership on SZA’s album Ctrl
News Per Sundin steps down as MD of Universal Music Sweden to join ABBA branding company Pop House New structure begins at Universal's Nordic companies, as trio of executives step up
Analysis News The major labels are close to generating $1m from streaming every hour – but global growth is actually slowing down MBW analysis shows that global major label streaming revenue growth slowed by 19.1% YoY in the first six months of this year
News Amazon offers Music Unlimited to Prime Student members for $0.99 College students who aren't Prime members can also sign up to Prime for a six-month free trial
News Sony Music’s merch operation expands as Araca Group sells division to The Thread Shop Sony's move comes six months after rival Universal Music Group swooped for Los Angeles-based merch maker Epic Rights
News Warner Music streaming revenues surge above $500m in last quarter, but publishing slides 4.5% Within WMG's recorded music figures, streaming generated $540m, up by $92m (+20.5%) on the equivalent figure from the prior year quarter.
News Tuff Morgan promoted to VP of A&R at peermusic Morgan will lead peermusic’s A&R efforts in the Pop and Urban genres for the company’s US offices
News Sony Music launches Famouz Records – a new JV label in Germany with Stefan Dabruck and Frank Klein "We intend [for] Famouz Records [to] release successful pop music that causes sensations far beyond the German market."
News Sony Music’s Masterworks acquires majority stake in UK concert promoter Senbla Senbla works across more than 200 concerts and shows per year throughout the UK
News Sir Lucian Grainge: Tencent’s bid to buy 10% of Universal is an ‘exciting development’ "This is an exciting development for both Vivendi and UMG and affirms once again just how much our strategy and hard work are succeeding."
News Tencent in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music Group "Together with Tencent, Vivendi hopes to improve the promotion of UMG’s artists, with whom UMG has created the greatest catalogue of recordings and songs ever, as well as identify and promote new talents in new markets."
News Spotify has acquired three podcast companies this year. Total cost: $404m. Full extent of expenditure revealed within new SEC filing
News After Apple’s Verizon deal, free Spotify subscriptions offered to customers of rival AT&T AT&T Unlimited & More Premium customers can select a Spotify Premium subscription from one of seven premium entertainment options for free
Blog News Mark ‘Spike’ Stent: ‘What really keeps me going is when someone tells me the music means something to them.’ "My work ethic and my passion are kept alive by adapting, embracing new technology, perseverance and never giving up."