Interviews Key Songs in the Life Of… Stuart Camp Ed Sheeran's manager picks the five songs that have meant the most to him in his life and career to date
News The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ overtakes Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ to become Spotify’s most-streamed track of all time There's a new No. 1 in Spotify's all-time-most-streamed rankings
Interviews ‘I’ve made lots of money doing something I love, but there’s such a lack of respect.’ Holly Knight looks back on a life of hooks and hits, including The Best by Tina Turner, and takes aim at the industry's treatment of songwriters
News Peter Leathem, YolanDa Brown, Geoff Taylor and Robin Millar named in UK New Year’s Honours List It's the first New Year's honours list to ever be issued by King Charles III.
News Nearly $50m has now been withdrawn by artists and participants using Sony Music’s Cash Out and Real Time Advances features Sony publishes 2022 recap for Artists Forward
News After hosting a virtual Blackpink concert that attracted 15.7m viewers, PUBG MOBILE is launching its own label PUBG already produces its own original music via a virtual band called POWER 4
News Duetti, a startup led by Tidal’s former COO, plans to buy and monetize independent artists’ rights – report Startup raised $7m in a seed funding round in July
Interviews ‘There is talent everywhere. But we have to make the effort to break that talent.’ Alfonso Perez-Soto, President, Emerging Markets at Warner Recorded Music
News Warner Music Group makes investment in virtual fashion platform DRESSX 'DRESSX is exactly the type of partner we need sprinting alongside us as we build for the future,' said
Interviews News Karol G was Vevo’s most-viewed artist globally for the second consecutive year in 2022, with 2.76bn views 'Latin music continues to be a global sensation,' says Vevo
Analysis News SoundCloud’s revenues grew 19% YoY to $273m in 2021. Now it’s predicting that ‘fandom will be the next big format for the music business’. 2021 was the first year that SoundCloud's annual revenues topped a quarter of a billion dollars
News Universal hires former SoundCloud exec Alvaro Galbete-Velilla to develop opportunities in Web3 and the Metaverse Kristen Bender also elevated to Senior Vice President, Digital Innovation Strategy & Business Development
Interviews The Steve Cooper exit interview: ‘All successful companies get to a point where they’d benefit from fresh eyes.’ In his last ever public interview as CEO of Warner Music Group, Steve Cooper talks achievements, fears... and the future
News Atlantic’s Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallman to receive 2023 Salute To Industry Icons Honor at Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala Atlantic Records celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2023.
Analysis News Hipgnosis Songs Fund revenues climb 7.5% YoY, streaming revenues up 15.8% YoY, in most recent half-year period Positive signs for Merck Mercuriadis-led company in latest set of public figures