News Sony inks major licensing deal in Africa with Boomplay (and its 60m users) Chinese-owned app is currently adding around 2m users every month
News Secretly Distribution teams with Nordic tech group NoordRights to launch music company Secretly Noord Company will provide distribution, marketing and technology services & tools to Nordic labels and artists
News Amazon expands free music streaming service to Apple, Android devices Amazon's free music offering was previously limited to Amazon Echo devices
News Deezer partners with Emirates to provide exclusive playlists for inflight entertainment system Over 20 playlists created for airline
News 15% of Audiam’s $120m in collections over the past four years comes from recovered royalties Revenue comes from “recovered” royalties that were earned in the past but never paid, says agency
News Nearly 10% of tracks on Tencent Music services will be behind a paywall by the end of the year Firm's CEO, Cussion Pang, says it's full steam ahead for paywall strategy in Q3
Analysis News The music industry shouldn’t kid itself: Piracy was never killed by streaming… but it might be more valuable than you think. Piracy is still thriving, says MUSO boss Andy Chatterley – but could it be used to convert more people to paid streaming?
News Tencent wins Jay Chou copyright lawsuit against NetEase – report Chou is as the center of a paywall strategy for Tencent Music Entertainment
News How Universal’s VYRL Originals is spearheading a non-film music revolution in India Devraj Sanyal, Universal's local CEO, says Indian music industry is witnessing a 'sea change moment'
News BMG makes ‘significant investment’ in US business with development of new L.A-based facility BMG's Los Angeles operation is its biggest global territory – some way ahead of the UK
Interviews ‘Warner Records cares about having the right artists, not having the most artists.’ Aaron Bay-Schuck talks history, ambitions, Tom Corson, and future plans for his label
News SoundCloud’s Repost Network launches mobile app for iOS & Android App allows users to distribute music to Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok and other music services
News Who won A&R Awards in London last night? Polydor, Mike McCormack, Alec Boateng, Lisa Cullington... to name a few
News Deezer introduces ‘Shows’ hub for non-music audio content New feature will include more than 15 custom channels