News Apple poaches Warner exec Jeff Bronikowski for Global Head of Music Strategic Initiatives role The list of ex-Warner execs running music at digital services grows again
Interviews ‘There’s nothing more exciting than finding a new idea…’ Raine Group partner Fred Davis talks big deals, new money and Daniel Ek
News SoundCloud secures $75m investment from Pandora owner SiriusXM SiriusXM has purchased $75 million of securities for a minority investment
Analysis News Jay-Z’s TIDAL saw global revenues rise to $148m in 2018 (update) Losses narrow at streaming service which famously served superstars with equity stakes
Interviews ‘You can make decent money in Italy out of streaming – but physical still maintains some strongholds.’ Artist First founder Claudio Ferrante gives his view on the world's 12th biggest music market
News ‘AI-enabled’ indie label SNAFU Records launches with $2.9m venture capital backing Company was founded by former Universal Music exec Ankit Desai
News Beatchain launches platform that vows to ‘enable artists to take control of their careers’ Platform has already seen more than 40,000 artists sign up
News Ingrooves expands into Japan, names industry veteran Ryukatsu Son as Managing Director for market Exec joins from Amazon Japan, where he was Head of Licensing, Digital Music
News Apple Music teams up with Genius to co-produce new episodes of ‘Verified’ lyric explainer video series New episodes will premiere exclusively on Apple Music
News Artist streaming revolt: Former Universal Germany boss thinks modern record labels ‘keep disproportionate amount of income’ Motor Music posts blog in support of protesting artists in Germany
News Judge dismisses Peloton’s antitrust counterclaim against music publishers Exercise giant alleged that the NMPA “coordinated to collectively negotiate licenses in violation of antitrust laws”
Interviews ‘The music industry’s relationship with tech has been less than optimal. We’re here to improve that.’ Zach Katz and Shara Senderoff discuss their startup-surveying, Scooter Braun-backed venture
News BMG responds to artist streaming revolt in Germany: ‘It is time for record companies to change.’ Letter appears to seek a 'user-centric' style of payment, while "attacking" record companies
Analysis News The Grammys fallout gets more shocking every day – but how relevant is the show to the modern record business? MBW research suggests the famed 'Grammy bump' is weakening
Interviews ‘NTS is all about total freedom of expression. That lies at the core of it.’ Launched in 2011, London-born music platform NTS now attracts over 1.5m monthly unique listeners. Here, the company's bosses tell us how it all began, and how they built it into what it is today...