News Spotify launches $12.99 Duo subscription tier in the US and 54 other markets New plan is for two people living at the same home address
News Spotify launches new real-time lyrics feature in 26 markets SPOT has reportedly entered into a new agreement with lyrics provider Musixmatch
News India bans TikTok and Tencent’s QQ Music, alongside 57 other Chinese-owned mobile apps Indian government action arrives as relations worsen between two nations
News Should music’s biggest companies boycott Facebook? The likes of Unilever and Verizon are pulling ads in protest at misinformation and polarizing content being shared on FB and Instagram
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Sara Fajira, Memblem, Bob Juburi, Debbiah and MaazaKayo Five of the most exciting prospects discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
Analysis News Spotify, heading towards a $50bn market cap, is worth double what it was 3 months ago Streaming company is now worth more than Universal Music Group parent Vivendi
Interviews Conrad Withey, Instrumental: ‘This generation of artists are savvy about their own potential, rights and commercial worth.’ For years, Conrad Withey worked successfully within a major label. Now, he works with the majors, but outside them, at powerful A&R scouting platform Instrumental...
Interviews ‘When I’d sit down with artists and managers, my first gift to everybody was a map of the world.’ Music industry pioneer Vivian Scott Chew discusses A&R, diversity, and how the coronavirus crisis is going to impact the music business
Analysis Interviews News The axing of ‘urban’ music: Good thing – or ‘Band-Aid to the real conversation’? Leading execs from 300, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, Warner Records and more weigh in on the industry's big debate
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Justice for the Damned, Mstf, Lizzy McAlpine, Showtime Damion and Beren Olivia Five of the most exciting prospects discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
People: Julie GreenwaldChairman & COO, Atlantic Records "It’s not about just being smart and resourceful. You have to be smart, resourceful and out-hustle everyone."
News Spotify’s legal chief claims Apple ‘intentionally designed a system rigged in their favor’ European Commission has launched an anti-trust investigation into Apple's App Store rules
News Apple faces anti-trust investigation over App Store rules in Europe 'We need to ensure that Apple's rules do not distort competition in markets where Apple is competing with other app developers.'
News BTS bank close to $20m from a single pay-per-view online concert 'Bang Bang Con: The Live' attracted 756,600 concurrent viewers at its peak
News UK-based Music PR execs Caroline Dollimore & Louise Mayne launch new communications agency, Cherry Cherry's founders include The Sports PR Company's Caroline McAteer and writer & editor, Paul Flynn