News Maria Egan, Pulse Music Group’s former President & Head of Creative, joins Splice as Chief Music Officer Egan will oversee all aspects of the company's engagement with the creative community and wider music industry
Analysis US publishers pulled in $3.7bn during 2019 – just over half what record labels made David Israelite and the NMPA break down the performance of members last year
News YouTube launches $100m fund dedicated to amplifying and developing the voices of Black creators and artists YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced the fund in a letter to the platform's users
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Brakence, Bryce Xavier, Dad Sport, Fousheé & Noak Hellsing Five of the most exciting prospects discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
News LANDR launches Creator tool, enabling ‘almost infinite’ number of sounds for producers Firm says that combination of Creator tool with LANDR Selector creates "no feasible limit" for music-makers
News Competition concerns raised in the UK over Viagogo’s $4.05bn buyout of ticketing rival StubHub viagogo has five working days to address the competition authority's concerns
News TIDAL now officially a suspect in Norwegian data fraud investigation Norway's equivalent of the FBI seizes documents that contain "business and operating secrets"
News Scooter Braun joins $30m investment in avatar-based virtual concert startup Wave Wave recently hosted concerts with John Legend and Tinashe
Analysis Blog Dropping ‘Urban’: Déjà vu All Over Again David C. Linton, Chairman of The Living Legends Foundation, offers a timely history lesson on the US business
News EMPIRE challenges majors in merch world with acquisition of Top Drawer Merch/Electric Family EMPIRE to integrate Top Drawer Merch as it’s merchandising arm
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"