Analysis News Livestreaming is an obvious next move for Spotify. Here’s why it makes sense. The scene appears set for Daniel Ek's company to make its move into a burgeoning sector
News Triller inks strategic alliance with JioSaavn to boost reach in India 'We are confident that this partnership will exponentially grow both companies.'
Interviews How Single Music is giving artists control of their e-commerce and livestream ticketing Single Music's Tommy Stalknecht on the new online D2C revolution taking hold in music – powered by Shopify
News Songtradr raises $30m in Series C round to fund global expansion Funding round values the company at $165m
News Darren Briggs named Global Head of Technology at Songtrust He will lead the development of Songtrust’s royalty collection and rights management platform
Interviews ‘As soon as you enter the stupid deal business, you risk all of your deals becoming stupid.’ Believe’s Denis Ladegaillerie envisions a bright, bold future for the UK market. Trigger warning: major record labels might not completely love it...
News 3 things the major labels can learn from Big Hit, home of BTS Lessons from Bang Si-hyuk's comments at Big Hit's Corporate Briefing last week
News Steve Clark joins Round Hill Music as Global Chief Operating Officer Clark joins Round Hill from Warner Chappell Music where he spent over two decades
News Hundreds of artists are now earning $100k+ per year from streaming via Kobalt’s AWAL Willard Ahdritz says indie artists today can "Get rich... and not die trying"
News Reservoir invests in India, inking JV with Gully Gang Entertainment and signing DIVINE "This new partnership reaffirms our commitment to supporting creators in emerging markets," says Reservoir President/COO, Rell Lafargue
News Spotify offers 78m Russians 6 months of free Premium, via partnership with telco MTS Telco had 78.5m subscribers at the end of Q1 2020
News Artists challenge Jeff Bezos on Twitch royalty practices 'As Twitch uses music to grow its audience and shape its brand, the company owes creators more than willful blindness and vague platitudes.'
News Microsoft warned to ‘sever all links’ between TikTok and China if sale goes through Senator Josh Hawley has written to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
News Fortnite maker Epic Games raises $1.78bn round of funding Round includes previously announced $250m strategic investment from Sony Corporation
Analysis News As Round Hill sues TuneCore for $33m, could war break out between publishers and indie distributors? Could Richard Busch's latest industry lawsuit inspire other indie publishers to take legal action?