News SoundCloud’s Chief Product Officer Eric Wahlforss has resigned Wahlforss will take up an advisory role on March 1
News MelodyVR inks content creation and distribution deal with AWAL The deal will see MelodyVR distribute live and pre-recorded VR content created with AWAL artists
News Napster has a new majority owner, as RealNetworks doubles its stake in a deal worth up to $40 million RealNetworks has doubled its previous stake of around 42% to approximately 84%
News Downtown Music Publishing signs deal with Faber Music for Cats lyrics The deal covers publishing administration, royalty collection and marketing
News Dubset launches API that enables direct distribution of mixes to music streaming services Dubset’s proprietary MixBANK technology identifies and clears all parts of the new work
News iHeartMedia set to bounce back from bankruptcy as CEO Bob Pittman inks new four-year deal President Rich Bressler also signs new contract with broadcast giant
News Music industry veteran David Schulhof joins LiveXLive as Chief Development Officer Schulhof will identify and develop M&A and strategic partnership opportunities
News Andrea Ganis promoted to President of Promotion for Atlantic Records Ganis first joined Atlantic Records in 1980 as Director of Secondary Pop Promotion
News CD Baby inks deal with Mexico’s Performance Rights Organization, SACM SACM has named CD Baby as its preferred distributor
News Universal’s Bravado buys Epic Rights, boosting UMG’s $250m+ merch business UMG turns over more than $250m from merch each year
News Centtrip launches specialist Brexit desk for the music industry The specialist team will devise efficient foreign-exchange strategies for its clients
News Live music promoter DEAG fully acquires MyTicket DEAG acquired the remaining 24.9% of shares from Axel Springer SE
News Tencent Music stock upgraded by JPMorgan and HSBC Analysts at JPMorgan and HSBC both set a target value of $16/share on January 18
News Spotify is adding a feature to block specific artists – report Users will be able to block artists from showing up in radio stations, Daily Mixes or Discover Weekly playlists
Interviews ‘This is the most exciting time for music publishing I’ve ever known.’ Concord's Kim Frankiewicz on her career, the modern publishing business and pushing women forward
News Music to YouTube’s ears: Article 13 in disarray as European Copyright Directive stalls Eleven member states, including Italy and Germany, reject latest draft of proposal
News Will Liberty Media, piece by piece, become king of the global music business? One conglomerate could soon have a stake in SEVEN billion-dollar music companies
News Ariana Grande smashes Spotify 24-hour record with nearly 15m plays of 7 Rings Track attracts over 4 million more plays than prior record-holder