News Nashville music startup Soundstripe raises $2m from PayPal founding COO David Sacks-led Craft Ventures New funding comes just a few months after $4m Series A investment
Interviews ‘As an industry, the minute you start focusing only on the past, you’ve written your own obituary.’ Media magnate Strauss Zelnick looks back at his time in music...
News Peloton just generated $915m in annual revenues… but only paid 2% of it to music rightsholders Is the luxury exercise company paying artists and songwriters enough for their work?
News Sentric ups Simon Pursehouse to Global Director of Music Services, Sabine Douglas to Head of Business Operations Ashley Smith also joins as Finance Manager, while Luke Montague joins as Royalty Manager
News Mark Fry named VP, Warner Music Nordics He will continue to serve as Managing Director of Warner Music Finland
News Ingrooves expands in Nashville, hires Jen Bontusa in VP role "Returning to Ingrooves to establish a new office in one of the most important music cities in the world is hugely gratifying."
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment sues internet users for ‘malicious’ posts Comments "exceed the reasonable and accepted boundaries of expression and personal commentary".
Analysis News Industry revenues in Japan, world’s second biggest recorded music market, didn’t grow in H1 2019 Audio subscription revenues made up 12.4% of Japan's total recorded music revenues in H1 2019; physical audio formats contributed 53.3%.
News Hipgnosis Songs Fund raises another $63m, taking acquisition warchest above $500m to date "This is not only great for the investors but the songwriting and artistic community as well."
News Reservoir appoints James Cheney as VP of Creative and A&R Cheney joins Reservoir with over 15 years of creative experience
News Tencent Music under investigation by China’s antitrust authority – report Investigation could end exclusive licensing deals with majors
News Will AI revolutionize the way artists make music and find samples? LANDR says yes… LANDR CEO Pascal Pilon talks AI, and why his company believes it can changed the landscape for musicians and songwriters...
News Mahalia named as YouTube Music’s next UK Artist On The Rise Mahalia has amassed more than 28m views on YouTube in the past year
Analysis News How is Taylor Swift’s new album Lover performing on Spotify? Swift's new record trumps Ed Sheeran's latest LP (just) – but not Ariana Grande's
News Take a look inside Sony Music’s impressive new China HQ in Beijing "“Our new home in Beijing reinforces Sony Music’s investment in the fast-paced China market and our goal to take our local artists beyond China and place them on a regional and world stage."
News ‘A significant step to becoming a global powerhouse’: UK-based promoter MJR Group acquired by TEG "This acquisition marks a significant step towards TEG becoming a global live entertainment powerhouse."
Analysis All Eyez on eOne: Is the music industry’s next big money sell-off imminent? After being snapped up for just $6.6m in 2013, is Death Row Records about to be acquired again?
News Scott Borchetta pays $6m for properties on Music Row, Nashville – report Properties were bought from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens