Music Business News: United States
News Drake is being accused of using Stake's "Tipping" feature to obscure payments to bot operators who then generated fake streams of his music. News The latest figure represents a $31 million increase from the $123 million Bandcamp reported in May 2024. News The ByteDance-owned platform has signed a joint venture agreement with Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi's MGX that is set to finalize on December 22. News The biggest headlines from the past few days... News Deal includes the integration of commercial features designed to 'drive increased engagement and revenue for artists and labels' News Companies claim to be 'building a roadmap for development of commercial AI tools rooted in creative control and sonic excellence' News The deal brings Cr2 Records, MBMB Publishing, and music education platform Sample Tools by Cr2 under CMG’s ownership. Interviews Veteran A&R executive discusses his new role as Chief Music Officer at Warner Music Group