Music Business News: North America
News IFPI publishes Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 which analyses recorded music engagement across 20 of the world’s largest markets News Facebook's new audio/video communication devices are called the Portal and Portal+ News Azoff MSG Entertainment will be rebranded as The Azoff Company News Company revealed it had $400m to invest in rights earlier this year News The multimillion-dollar fund will be used to invest in early-stage music-related businesses News Sony Music, Kygo and manager Myles Shear enter deal to launch new label Palm Tree Records. News Tidal subscribers will have access to a Samsung TV-specific user interface that 'prioritizes Tidal visual content' Interviews Jamie Oborne, Dirty Hit founder, on The 1975, Wolf Alice and more