News Jeff Bezos isn’t sure if Twitch pays royalties to artists (it doesn’t) Amazon boss not aware of licensing fallout on his company's livestreaming platform
News Luke Mitzman and Mike Caren sign up to co-manage Grammy-winning producer, Cirkut Recently Cirkut has been working closely with APG-signed Ava Max
Analysis News Spotify thinks the Top 40 is over (and other key takeaways from its Q2 results) What we learned about Premium subs around the world, that Universal deal and SPOT's advertising woes
News Germany’s Budde Music inks JV with UK publisher Karma Songs First signing to the JV is singer/songwriter Nick Bradley
Interviews ‘I turn my hurt into gas, into fuel, to keep going and working harder.’ Poo Bear talks about Justin Bieber, issues of race in music – and why he wants to see labels hire people who've made hits
Analysis Taylor Swift’s Folklore just made history on Spotify… and blew away the launch of her last album, Lover Folklore streamed over 50m times more on Spotify worldwide in its first three days than Lover
Interviews ‘We’re starting to see a generation of artists born and raised on TikTok.’ Ole Obermann, TikTok's Global Head of Music, and Believe CEO/Founder, Denis Ladegaillerie, talk charts, hits and cannibalization...
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide launches ADA Latin, Juan Paz appointed Managing Director of the new division New Latin music division is headquartered in Miami
Analysis News 1 in 5 streams on Tencent Music platforms will be behind a paywall by the end of 2020 In China, where YouTube is blocked, TME is seeing its paywall strategy starting to reap financial benefits
News Sony Music India inks deal with rapper Raftaar as it hires Jagjit Singh Bhogal to head A&R Jagjit Singh Bhogal will give particular focus to "garnering worldwide exposure for Indian artists"
News Primary Wave buys stake in music publishing catalog & master recordings of rock band Devo 'Their music has stood the test of time.'
Analysis 3 reasons why it might make sense… for Apple to buy TikTok Here, we explore the current backlash in the US against ByteDance-owned video sharing app, TikTok
News Black women represent just 3% of board members at UK trade bodies Report reveals lack of gender and ethnic diversity in the senior ranks of UK music trade organisations
News Spotify and Universal Music Group ink multi-year global licensing deal "With this agreement, UMG and Spotify are more aligned than ever in our commitment to ensuring the entire music ecosystem thrives and reaches new audiences around the globe."
News Lived experiences: Anecdotes from black executives in music 15 stories from black executives working in the industry that suggest improvement is required