News TIYA, a social audio platform and Clubhouse rival with 20m downloads, integrates Spotify into its app 'Our users now have another tool to socialize and share their lifestyles and interests,' said James Lin, CEO of TIYA
News BTS break record for ‘biggest show of the year’ on Apple Music 1 with debut episode of ‘BTS Radio’ Three-episode limited series will air weekly leading up to the release of new album on 10 June
News Sujata Murthy promoted to Executive Vice President of Media & Artist Relations at Universal Music Enterprises Murthy will also work closely with artists, managers and estates across UMG’s roster
Interviews ‘Being straightforward and honest, not skirting around the issue, always yields the best results – and an understanding artist’ Adam Alpert on the rise of The Chainsmokers, the potential of Dove Cameron, hard work, good times and the future of the industry
News As Bad Bunny smashes Apple Music records, his manager Noah Assad says Latin Music will ‘keep growing’ Bad Bunny broke the record for the highest first-week streams worldwide for a Latin album in Apple Music history
News Social audio company Gimme Radio raises $3m Previous investors include iHeartMedia and The Orchard
News Warner Music Israel launches, headed by Mariah Mochiach Mochiach will report into Alfonso Perez-Soto, President of Emerging Markets, Warner Recorded Music
Analysis Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music both added more paying music users than Spotify in Q1 NetEase Cloud Music added 7.8 million paying users in Q1; Tencent Music added 4.0 million
News Helen Sachdev named Chair of joint venture between PPL and PRS for Music Sachdev takes over from Teresa Robson-Capps, and will run a board that is made up of three PPL and three PRS for Music Directors
Interviews News Troy Carter’s Venice is launching an NFT-gated members’ club – offering artist services, studios, and more Troy Carter talks about the Venice Music Collective and shares his thoughts on the future of Web3 and NFTs in the music industry
Analysis Blog Music streaming has a ‘tsundoku’ problem London-based music industry journalist Eamonn Forde on the future of music streaming's subscription model
Interviews ‘Music has always been my safe haven, it kept me off the streets and it kept me dreaming big.’ Swizz Beatz discusses growing up in the South Bronx, his approach to production, working with artists and much more besides.
News Warner buys minority stake in Poland-based hip-hop concert promoter BIG Idea Deal will see the companies work together to launch new festivals
News Zach Katz joins FaZe Clan as President and COO, ahead of eSports firm’s expected $1bn SPAC merger Former BMG President teams up with Lee Trink, the one-time head of EMI Capitol