Interviews ‘There is an urgent need for more people to take diversity and representation seriously.’ TBA founding partner Amy Davidman discusses working during the pandemic and lessons learned across her career
News NFTs for copyrights: Why non-fungible tokens could transform who gets paid from music rights, and how Ditto Music's Bluebox project is selling partial ownership of two copyrights wrapped up into NFTs this week
News Music-related NFT sales have topped $25m in the past month From 3LAU to Tory Lanez and Kings Of Leon, NFT sales are booming in music
News BTS were the world’s biggest-selling recording artist last year. But for the first time ever, no British acts made the Top 10. Universal Music Group acts claimed nine (and a bit) in the IFPI's Top 10 chart
News Spanish authors’ society SGAE re-admitted to CISAC following reforms SGAE was temporarily kicked out of CISAC in May 2019
Interviews ‘Streaming data files are getting bigger and bigger – they are not manageable manually anymore.’ Reprtoir's CEO, Dominique Rottet, explains how his company's software is benefitting labels and music publishers
Analysis ‘The death of the artist’? Why Big Hit and BTS just raised the alarm on the record industry’s future. Why Big Hit's recent investment is symptomatic of a wider, potentially worrying, trend for major record companies
News Bhaskar Menon, founding Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of EMI Music Worldwide, dies aged 86 He is survived by Sumitra, his wife of 49 years, sons Siddhartha and Vishnu, and sister Vasantha Menon
Analysis Why Spotify’s ex-Global Head of Music Publishing thinks streaming services should be paying songwriters more money Adam Parness explains why he believes his ex-employer should fork out more cash to songwriters and indie publishers
News Vevo adds iSpot to help advertisers measure their reach on the platform New partnership provides brands with detailed insight within OTT environment
Analysis News SoundCloud is about to revolutionize streaming payouts, launching user-centric royalties for 100,000 indie artists "SoundCloud is uniquely positioned to offer this transformative new model due to the powerful connection between artists and fans that takes place on our platform."
News Gaana CEO Prashan Agarwal set to exit Indian streaming company MBW's sources tell us that Gaana boss is out at Times and Tencent-owned company
Analysis Slowly but surely, the major labels’ dominance of Spotify is declining Spotify statistics show that nearly 10% of market share has shifted away from the majors and Merlin in just the past three years
Analysis The US recorded music industry grew by over $1bn in 2020 – but faces big challenges over streaming’s pricing, and its future The RIAA's latest figures show a surging streaming market – with one notable cause for concern
Analysis Blog The Services Sector Is Transforming The Future Of The Music Industry Justin Kalifowitz, CEO of Downtown Music Holdings, paints a picture of how the music industry is changing