News SoundCloud rolls out new DJ software integration with Pioneer DJ Company to roll out additional integrations later this year
News Tencent Music is ‘windowing’ premium music behind a streaming paywall – with ‘encouraging results’ TME is putting premium music behind a paywall. Should Spotify and Apple follow suit?
News Warner/Chappell signs Melendi, one of Spain’s biggest pop stars He has sold more than 4 million records to date
News Create Music Group launches free app for songwriters to generate split agreements Create has been beta testing the app since January
News Warner boss Steve Cooper warns against ‘devaluation’ of music from freemium streaming services, and their ‘mismanaged’ family plans Rhetoric from major label group hardens in wake of India Spotify fallout
News Pandora launches discounted plans for students and military Student Plan offers full Pandora Premium features for $4.99/month
News Warner’s quarterly recorded music revenues grow 22.4% to hit $933m Warner's streaming revenues pip Sony, generating $537m from Spotify et al
News Payola 2.0: The native ad model for streaming music? Feature.fm President David Porter on why 'sponsored songs' will be big business for streaming
Analysis Blog The record industry is booming again – but the digital services who rescued it deserve better Kim Bayley: 'An insidious rise in name-calling towards digital services and an apparently wilful dismissal of their contribution is on the rise.'
Analysis News Universal is becoming more global – but, like the record industry, it’s actually becoming more American too How the United States has increased its financial power in the global record industry in the past few years
News Kobalt signs singer-songwriter Natti Natasha Deal includes publishing, administration, creative services and sync
News Vanessa Reed exits PRS Foundation, joins New Music USA as President and CEO She exits PRS Foundation after 11 years
Analysis How Fanbytes harnesses the power of TikTok UK-based influencer network pushed RuthAnne and Patrick Martin on platform
News JioSaavn has over 100m Monthly Active Users. Could it be India’s biggest music streaming service? According to sources close to the company, JioSaavn currently has 104m MAUs globally
Interviews ‘The music industry’s in for a really interesting 10 years…’ Various Artists' Dave Bianchi and John Dawkins on their successes and professional journey to date