Music Business Jobs THE ORCHARD The Orchard – Label Manager, Russia (Moscow) (RU) Must have strong knowledge of the music retail landscape and best practices Job type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: MoscowApplications for this position have now closed.
News TuneCore expands into Russia and Brazil Ivan Ivanov appointed Head of TuneCore Russia and Bruno Duque to head up TuneCore Brazil
News Spotify offers 78m Russians 6 months of free Premium, via partnership with telco MTS Telco had 78.5m subscribers at the end of Q1 2020
News Confirmed: Spotify launches in Russia (and 12 other countries); service now reaches 92 markets globally "Today’s launch opens the door for nearly 250 million fans to start discovering new music from around the world on Spotify."
News Exclusive: Spotify is launching in Russia next week MBW's sources suggest platform will partner with local telco MTS
News Downtown-owned music distribution company Soundrop expands services to Russia and China New distribution partners include NetEase and Tencent Music
News CTS Eventim expands into Russia with acquisition of promoter Talent Concert International Founding duo will continue to manage TCI’s business and retain a stake in the company
Analysis Blog AI in the music industry is nothing to be scared of – it’s a step towards an exciting new future. Mubert's Alexey Kochetkov enters the debate over human versus algorithmic music creation
News Could Spotify be about to launch in Russia for $2.35 per month? Unverified screenshot indicates that platform is coming soon, and cheaper than Apple Music
News ‘Russia’s Facebook’ launches fully licensed new Spotify rival With over 100 million active users, Russian Facebook VKontakte (VK) has the same sized audience as Spotify
News This deal will change everything for the music business in Russia Universal signs an $8m advance with VK parent Mail.ru
News Warner leaves Universal to fight VK alone as it settles out of court Sony settled with social networking site last year
News Universal and Warner dealt major blow in VK case, vow to appeal Earlier verdict overturned, VK not liable for infringement
News Warner and Universal win anti-piracy order against ‘Russia’s Facebook’ Notorious site must block copyright-infringing uploads in the future