Music Business News: China

Rogovin's appointment comes as TikTok fights the US government over the new 'divest-or-ban' law

GMM Music is bullish that the partnership with Tencent and TME will make a “fandom economy possible”

ByteDance has until January 19, 2025, to sell TikTok or face an effective ban on the app in the US

Cheerful Music's catalog includes hits like YI XIAO JIANG HU (KE MU SAN), which has amassed more than 50bn views on Douyin

The deal seeks to expand the global presence of the Modern Sky brand and its talent and events portfolio worldwide (outside China)

The global umbrella group of collection societies is urging rightsholders to fight for their rights in the age of AI

YouTube, as well as the likes of Netflix and Spotify, will be watching the situation closely

The music streaming service saw growth in both paid subscribers and average revenue per user