News TaP Music launches electronic division led by The Weird & The Wonderful’s Steven Braines & Sophia Kearney Weird & the Wonderful artists join TaP mega stars Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding
News YouTube Music introduces new Artist on the Rise content series The first episode is with Maggie Rogers
News TIDAL adds master quality audio to its iPhone app High def audio is delivered via partnership with HD Music firm MQA
News Sony Music GSA to move HQ from Munich to Berlin in 2020 Company has signed a long-term lease for a 90,000 square foot building
News Spotify Premium subscribers in the US now get Hulu for free Streaming company is bolting the ad-supported version of Hulu on to Premium subscriptions
Analysis News How Spotify could pinch back over $320m from songwriters with its new legal appeal What scrapping Copyright Royalty Board's new rates might mean for songwriters and publishers
News Songwriters of North America hit back at Spotify CRB appeal Songwriter advocacy group pledges loud public campaign
News Spotify accused of ‘giant lie’ as it defends attempt to block songwriter pay rise in the US "They must think artists and songwriters are stupid. They are not."
News Over 200 creative sector associations call on European Parliament to adopt Copyright Directive Signatories include IMPALA, BUMA, CISAC and others
News Messaging platform I AM POP raises €2m as BMG, Mad Decent join platform Firm also counts Sony, Warner, AWAL and [PIAS] as clients
News Savan Kotecha, Sonny Takhar launch publishing company, partner with UMPG "We know our songwriters and producers will benefit from having Universal Music Publishing’s global muscle behind them."
News Top music lawyer Monika Tashman joins Manatt’s entertainment practice as Partner Lawyer has worked with emerging entrepreneurs to independent record labels
News The Orchard doubles down on K-pop with global JYP Entertainment deal Music by TWICE, GOT7 and Stray Kids is now available on all major digital services worldwide for the first time
News Ditto Music launches artist management company Roster includes Big Zuu, DJ Nathan Dawe, Bobii Lewis and Nathan Brooks
News 7digital’s Deputy CEO, Pete Downton, leaves UK company Downton joined 7digital in 2014 as Chief Commercial Officer
News Spotify vs. songwriters: Irving Azoff, Justin Tranter and other leading music biz figures slam streaming company’s royalty rise appeal "Apple understands they’re in the artist business. Clearly, Google, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon don’t."
News Tencent Music’s Group Vice President Andy Ng stands down Exec is a leading figure at China's biggest streaming music company
Interviews News Wait… Spotify is ‘suing songwriters’? What the heck is going on? "Spotify and Amazon are the bad actors - they drove the decision to appeal the [ruling]."