News LyricFind: It’s possible that we ‘unknowingly’ pinched Genius lyrics for Google search results Statement addresses claims made in Wall Street Journal article
News Merlin paid indie labels and distributors $845m in the past year, showing strong growth Merlin has now paid indies more than $2bn from digital services since being founded
News Pulse Music Group co-CEO Scott Cutler joins NMPA Board He is also a multi-platinum songwriter and record producer
Analysis The major record labels are signing over 50 artists a month. Is that too many? The majors are inking deals with over 600 artists every year
News Interscope just signed Ann Marie. Don’t expect Atlantic Records to be delighted about it… Who's your favorite: Ann Marie, or Anne-Marie?
Analysis How much money is the US music publishing industry making? A billion dollars more than it was 4 years ago. New stats from the NMPA, analyzed by MBW, reveal some surprising commercial facts
Interviews Amuse is capable of offering $1m-plus advances. What’s its long-term game plan? Amuse CEO Diego Farias explains how he's building a record label fully attuned to the needs of artists in the digital age
News DistroKid partners with Audible Magic to verify music authenticity Distributor also launches free service called DistroLock
News Old Town Road originator BeatStars reaches $50m in royalties paid out to producers Company earned over $20 million for its active producers in 2018 alone
Analysis Why spend $4.1bn on A&R? Because new artists are accelerating streaming’s growth. Some more good news for Lil Nas X and his contemporaries...
News Lewis Capaldi tops a million album sales worldwide with Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent The album is also the fastest selling UK debut of 2019 with 90,000 albums sold in the first week
News Goldman Sachs says 1.15bn people will pay for music streaming by 2030, as it ups industry forecast 'Music In The Air' update brings optimistic news for record companies
News Lil Nas X rejected a $1 million-plus deal with Amuse before signing to Columbia Records 'My challenge would be: excuse me, what did Columbia actually do in this? He was doing millions of streams per day before they picked him up.'
News SoundCloud Go+ launches in Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland SoundCloud Go+ and SoundCloud’s free, ad-supported tier are now available in 14 countries
News Ole Obermann in surprise exit from Warner Music Group Chief Digital Officer exits after three years with major record company