Music Business News: North America
News TIDAL claims to be the first streaming service to use Amazon’s self-service Music Skill API News The 20 acts picked by the video service for big things in 2019 News EMI now becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony News Booklyn Johnny has played a key role in the development of artists such as Kodak Black and Cardi B Analysis Sony and Universal still own around 6% of Spotify – and won't want to see the company's value crumble News Mitzman and 100 will work alongside Usher’s existing team, led by Julia Khan News The app will be rolling out to Apple Watch users over the coming week News Preferred Plus distributors have access to advanced analytics and early access to Apple Music product features