Music Business News: China

Warner Music strikes ‘landmark album deal’ with superstar Chinese artist Lay Zhang

Artists is also the CEO of Chromosome Entertainment

NetEase Cloud Music’s paid monthly users grew 11% to 41.8m at the end of June

China-based music streaming provider has published its H1 earnings results

TikTok’s Warner deal shows it’s on course to become the MTV of the 21st Century – but to do so, it needs better relations with the entire music biz

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next.

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Tencent Music Entertainment reached 99.4m paying subscribers in Q2, as music revenues jumped 47.6%

Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest operator of music streaming services, has published its Q2 results

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TikTok and Warner Music Group sign ‘first of its kind’ multi-year licensing deal – including scope for ‘additional and alternative economic models’

WMG boss Robert Kyncl and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew make major joint announcement

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Tencent Music Entertainment’s Chief Strategy Officer Tony Yip to exit at the end of August

Exec led TME's two public listings on the New York Stock Exchange and on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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NetEase Cloud Music inks strategic deal with China’s RYCE Entertainment – including a 30-day exclusive window for new releases

RYCE Entertainment's roster includes stars like Jackson Wang

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Superstar Chinese singer-songwriter Tia Ray inks global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group

Tia Ray is the first and only Chinese singer to be listed on IFPI’s Top 10 Global Singles Chart