Music Business News: North America

Spotify inks exclusive deal with Riot Games to be official audio streaming partner for League of Legends Esports events

Partnership includes original podcast series, curated playlists and a new LoL Esports Music Hub on Spotify

Hipgnosis acquires 50% stake in RZA catalog, including Wu-Tang, Kanye West songs

Deal includes 50% of copyright interest in 814 songs

Round Hill Music signs 4 Horsemen Music to global publishing deal

Writer collective has worked with Mick Jagger, Aerosmith, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts and Shinedown

The pandemic has hit the major labels this year… but they’re still generating over $1m per hour from streaming

What the majors' H1 2020 results tell us about their financial strength amid the year of coronavirus

‘I feel challenged to get better and grow all the time.’

Shawn Mendes collaborator, Geoff Warburton, on his writing process and his love for Nashville

Modern Sky inks sub-publishing deal with The Royalty Network for Chinese catalog in North America

Catalog will be overseen and managed by Modern Sky UK

Hundreds of artists are now earning $100k+ per year from streaming via Kobalt’s AWAL

Willard Ahdritz says indie artists today can "Get rich... and not die trying"

Facebook now allows creators to earn money from online events

Owners of Pages in 20 countries can now start charging for online events