Music Business News: United States

With revenues of $510m in H1, Latin Music is still on course to generate $1 billion in the US this year

According to new mid-year data released by the RIAA, on a retail basis, Latin Music revenues grew 23% in the US in H1 2022

Pink Floyd’s $500m catalog auction delayed due to band ‘infighting’ (report)

Catalog auction process is reportedly in limbo

Warner is looking for an exec with gaming experience to lead its Metaverse strategy

Company is hiring for a Senior Director, Metaverse Development in New York

Sound Royalties expands into Canada, with Vanessa Thomas named head of operations for the market

Sound Royalties was acquired by Cinq Music Group parent GoDigital Media Group (GDMG) last year

Spotify, BandLab, YouTube Music and more to speak at Music Tectonics conference in Los Angeles later this month

Fourth annual edition of Santa Monica-based conference kicks off on October 25

From Primary Wave’s $2bn deal to the 100,000 tracks uploaded to streaming services each day… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip

It’s happened: 100,000 tracks are now being uploaded to streaming services like Spotify each day

Figure confirmed by both Universal and Warner bosses – but who, exactly, is it benefitting?

Watch out Spotify: Multiple verified ‘TikTok Music’ Twitter accounts hint at pending global launch

At least six verified Twitter accounts for ‘TikTok Music’ have popped up for multiple global markets