News Raft of senior music execs call for removal of ‘urban’ descriptor at major UK music companies, anti-racism training for staff Execs from all three majors and influential independents sign letter addressed to UK business leaders
News German hip-hop star Capital Bra inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Capital Bra is the most-streamed artist in Germany
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Blu DeTiger, Calynn Green, Dirty Blond, Olive Amun & Sara Kays Five prospects from around the globe from Instrumental’s A&R platform
News Amazon is investing in podcasts to challenge Spotify (report) Company is reportedly ramping up its investment in original podcast content
News Apple Music is dominating streams for US hip-hop releases (even more than you might think) Ebro Darden says "we've tried our best to align with the artist's creative agenda"
News Spotify is hiring for a Head of Spotify For Artists – to develop paid-only (and free) features Company is recruiting for a Head of Spotify for Artists to "develop a suite of free and paid offerings"
Analysis TikTok owner Bytedance generated over $17bn in 2019 – more than YouTube made from ads Bytedance generated around $47m every day last year. Should Alphabet be worried?
News BTS label Big Hit acquires stake in K-Pop firm Pledis; becomes company’s largest shareholder Pledis was founded by CEO Han Sung Soo in 2007
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Jany Green, Ryann, Curtis Waters, French The Kid & Maude Latour Our latest pick of new artists discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
News Now TikTok seeks engineers with games development experience – for new augmented reality ad format After Sony Music, now Bytedance's video platform is hiring for ex-video games developers
Analysis Spotify’s $100m+ Joe Rogan deal redefines its podcast strategy. Songwriters and record labels should be watching closely. Why Spotify's big money buys might concern music's most powerful rightsholders
News Primary Wave agrees ‘multi-million deal’ to acquire majority stake in Ray Charles’ pre-1964 publishing catalog Deal includes majority of publishing and writer's share, as well as all administration rights, for some of the soul legend's biggest hits
News Universal Music Turkey signs hip-hop stars Anil Piyanci & Lil Zey Anil Piyanci is one of the most streamed domestic rappers in Turkey
Analysis News Goldman Sachs just cut its 2020 paid music streaming revenue forecast by $2.2bn… but the future still looks bright Adjustments to the financial giant's forecasts say much about the future of the music business at large
Interviews ‘We have built one of the biggest accounts on Instagram – and one of the fastest growing on TikTok.’ We Generate founders Joshua Brandon and Luka Zak discuss the modern marketing playbook in music