Analysis 5 observations on… Epic Games’ sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr Here are five observations about what the deal means for Songtradr, Bandcamp, and other players in the music industry
News Indie music company Wagram joins Deezer’s artist-centric payment system, following streaming platform’s deal with Universal France-headquartered indie music company Wagram Music has signed an artist-centric agreement with Deezer
News Spotify threatens Uruguay exit amid proposed changes to music copyright law Parliament of Uruguay is voting on a budget bill that includes proposals around 'equitable remuneration' for performers
News Ramona Forsström promoted to Managing Director of Warner Music Finland; Niko Nordström to exit company Exec to succeed Niko Nordström, who is exiting Warner Music after 16 years
Interviews With 20bn streams to date and annual revenues of over €25m, Romania’s Global Records sets its sights on expansion in the GSA region Diana Munteanu, Head of Label at Global Records, and Julian-Dominik Vicari, the company's new market head in Germany on the company's strategy for the GSA region.
News Quincy Jones receives first-ever Peace Through Music Award from Recording Academy and US State Department The Recording Academy has partnered with the US State Department on the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
News Jet, rock band behind ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, strikes ‘landmark’ catalog deal with BMG 'Jet are a generation-defining band,' said Heath Johns, BMG President, Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia
Uncategorized K-Pop stars NewJeans to perform anthem for 2023 League of Legends World Championship Previous artists to have performed the anthem include Imagine Dragons and Lil Nas X
News YouTube introduced a suite of new AI tools for creators. Here’s what they can do. Platform unveiled various AI-powered tools at its Made on YouTube event
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Justin Kalifowitz Downtown's founder reflects on the songs that have helped shape his life and career
News TikTok music marketing agency Round makes key promotions, plans expansion in the US and LATAM Round claims to have delivered more than '1.5 billion engagements' across its campaigns for various superstar artists
News Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million-dollar’ catalog deal with estate of iconic songwriter P.F. Sloan Primary Wave acquire Sloan’s publishing and writer’s share in his works, as well his master royalty income
News Walter Kolm’s WK Entertainment forms partnership with Andres Castro’s Hits Don’t Lie Companies enter co-management deal for Latin music stars Zion & Lennox and Silvestre Dangond
News Deezer raises prices for SECOND time in 12 months: Individual subscription now €11.99 per month in France, Spain, as Family Plan balloons to £19.99 per month in UK UK price remains at £11.99 a month – one pound more than Deezer's rivals in territory
News Virgin Music strikes distribution partnership with Position Music Independent publisher, record label and management firm has a catalog of over 35,000 songs