News TikTok makes a statement in New York, as Bytedance inks 10-year deal for 232k square foot office in Times Square One Five One is already home to the global HQ of Nasdaq Inc
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 ‘SoundCloud Radio’ station launches on Dash for artists that distribute through Repost services platform Both Repost & Repost Select artists that have distributed content are eligible for placement on SoundCloud Radio
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 Guy Oseary steps down from role at Live Nation’s Maverick Michael Rapino: "Guy built an incredible team at Maverick and his work with U2 and Madonna is unmatched."
News Streaming fallout in India: Tencent-backed Gaana refuses to pay record label Tips ‘high royalties’ – so Tips pulls its catalog "Somehow we couldn't reach a common ground."
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?
Analysis The music industry is still obsessed with charts – but is it always looking at the right data? US consumer surveys from MusicWatch shows that measuring music's popularity goes far beyond the Spotify charts
Analysis News Is Len Blavatnik about to complete the shrewdest deal in the history of the record business? The case for Len Blavatnik having made the smartest acquisitive move in record industry history
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
Interviews ‘To succeed in a business that doesn’t really want anyone to succeed, you have to be quite confident.’ Justin Tranter is the latest interview in MBW's World's Greatest Songwriters series
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
News ‘You can buy No.1s on Billboard’: Tekashi 6ix9ine claims 30,000 Ariana Grande single sales were purchased using 6 credit cards Rapper lets the accusations fly as he misses out on Hot 100 No.1 record
News Allen Grubman hackers: We’ve got ‘dirty laundry’ on President Donald Trump and we want $42m now “Grubman, we will destroy your company down to the ground if we don’t see the money.”