Music Business News: United States

Merck Mercuriadis on Lamont Dozier: ‘He was as important as any songwriter that has ever lived.’

Hipgnosis founder pays tribute to all-time great songwriter – while making a point about the rewards great composers get from the music industry

Lamont Dozier: Universal Music Group, Motown, Hipgnosis, Sony Music Publishing pay tribute

Major music industry names pay tribute to one of the greatest songwriters to emerge from the original Motown era

Warner Music joins UMG in inking revenue-sharing deal with Facebook / Meta

Deal was confirmed by Warner Music CEO Steve Cooper during an earnings call

Investor appetite for Roblox wanes as bookings drop 4% in Q2, missing forecasts

Firm posted a net loss of $176.4 million in Q2

Spotify has spent $1.2bn+ on companies to scale its non-music business over the past 3 years

A round-up on acquisitions made by Spotify over the past three years

‘Independent and self-distributed artists will continue to erode the market dominance of Universal, Sony and Warner.’

Downtown CCO Tracy Maddux on the firm's investment strategy, and his predictions for the independent artist sector...

Music’s bond adventure continues, as SESAC and Hipgnosis both launch nine-figure offerings

SESAC used the money raised to buy Audio Network; Hipgnosis' bonds will be priced next week. Both deals involve Blackstone.

As live music bounces back after lockdown, Spotify dips a toe into concert ticket business

Spotify tests concert ticket sales direct to fans