News SoundCloud names Gilles BianRosa Chief Product Officer He was previously a Chief Product Officer at Samsung
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 Dubset and Beatport enter into Partnership to Connect Dubset’s MixBANK to Beatport’s Retail Store 'We will be creating branded crates based on Beatport’s amazing charts.'
News After raising $13.5m, new ‘Music Interaction Network’ Show4me is unveiled at Midem Platform's tools include: (i) a $1 fan membership model; (ii) music and concert crowdfunding abilities; (iii) music sales; (iv) direct-to-fan interaction
News Songtrust strikes global partnership with Irish Music Rights Organisation, IMRO Deal will enable songwriters to use Songtrust’s cloud-based music publishing platform to affiliate directly with IMRO
News Royalty software company Backbeat launches new CWR processing service Italy's Machiavelli Music registers over 75,000 songs with local PRO
News Ireland-based Dublin Vinyl launches direct-to-fan service for labels and artists Service is compatible with most e-commerce platforms including Bandcamp, Shopify, Woocommerce and Big Cartel
News Ole Obermann in surprise exit from Warner Music Group Chief Digital Officer exits after three years with major record company
News UnitedMasters hires ex-Instagram exec Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood as President "Lauren has always been a trailblazer and will be integral to the continued growth of UnitedMasters."
News Can the major labels overcome these 5 threats in the years ahead? European revenues, piracy, and the growth in streaming platform strength are all challenges
Interviews ‘Songwriters and publishers should never be an afterthought for digital services.’ Apple Music's global publishing head, Elena Segal, on the industry, those CRB appeals, and her career to date
Analysis Record labels are spending more and more on signing (and paying) artists… How the record business's new-age economics are really starting to show
News Troy Carter’s Q&A hires Spotify and Facebook veterans Phillip Eubanks and Marc Hemeon Execs join as Head of Design and Chief Operating Officer, respectively
News Pro Music Rights inks deal with Billboard-charting act OG Maco 'The industry should take note that artists will no longer have to stand idle while their royalties are tied up in an opaque, antiquated system.'
News Apple files for Platoon trademark in Hong Kong and Europe Firm was acquired by Apple in December 2018