Music Business News: China

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

Universal's global indie artist and label services division acquires Outdustry to focus on expansion into 'high potential markets'

Established acts currently distributing their music through Ditto include Chance The Rapper, Russ Millions, and Darkoo

NetEase is increasingly positioning itself as the place to go for K-pop in China's music streaming market

All upcoming songs from the latest season's artists will be distributed globally under UMG

Apple's music streaming service faces stiff competition in the Chinese market from Tencent, NetEase and others

The alliance comes as Tencent Music expands its global presence and increasingly moves into live music

How the changing face of the 'non-major' music companies has made for some unusual bedfellows in indie-land