News Lou Ragagnin named President and CEO of Canada’s Re:Sound He joins Re:Sound from Chartered Professional Accountants Canada
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment generated over $500m in revenue last year Company's operating profit in 2019 was $85.4m
News Management firm ie:music launches ie:ventures, music-making app Endlesss is first flagship investment Endlesss is a live collaborative music-making app and social network founded by Tim Exile
News Huawei takes on Spotify in Europe, with Music app licensed by Universal, Sony and Warner “We have made Huawei Music free for 3 months for new subscribers in the hope it will bring some joy at this time."
Interviews Denzyl Feigelson: ‘Once you help an artist build a robust business, a lot starts to happen for them.’ Platoon has worked with the likes of Mr Eazi, Rex Orange Country and Billie Eilish. Now, with new owner Apple, it's working with a fresh and exciting crop of artists
News Drake isn’t scared of (releasing new music and making lots of streaming money during) Coronavirus lockdown Everybody, now, “right foot – up, left foot – slide; left foot – up, right foot – slide...”
Analysis News Kobalt forecasts profitability next year, after firm’s gross collections in FY2019 hit $616m "In our forecasts we see that by end of June 2021, we will be group profitable," says founder Willard Ahdritz
Analysis Blog What the music industry must do to protect our own ‘at-risk’ population Matthew Smith of Royalty Exchange calls for faster payments – and more generous splits – for artists
Blog ‘There has never been a more important time to keep active as an artist.’ Absolute Label Services shares some of the advice it has been giving artists and managers amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
News Amy Thomson, who managed Swedish House Mafia and marketed Kanye West, reveals the most important things she knows about artist management and marketing Thomson also teases new platform which, she says, recovered $4m in royalties for an artist's catalog
News Live Nation cancels major festivals in the UK Download and the Isle of Wight Festival are cancelled
News Could the music industry do more to help artists and songwriters whose income has been hit by Coronavirus? Should 'black box' money and discretionary advances be paid over to music's creative community amid the pandemic?
Analysis News ‘Signs of crisis’: Coronavirus now expected to halt Italy’s recorded music growth in 2020 "The current situation will probably hit the physical market very hard, and we hope streaming can remain at least flat for the next few months."
Analysis Blog Finding Gratitude and Purpose in Crisis: ‘I can’t control what’s happening in the outside world – what I can control is my mindset…’ 300 Entertainment CEO, Kevin Liles, on his enforced break from the office... and being a dad