Analysis Instagram’s new e-commerce features could transform music marketing – but only if the record industry is willing to change Should record labels start approaching Instagram differently?
News Beatport launches subscription music streaming service for DJs A subscription to Beatport LINK costs $14.99 per month
News Justin Kalifowitz on why Downtown bought CD Baby owner AVL Digital Downtown's Founder and CEO was interviewed live on stage at The Great Escape in Brighton, UK
News UK songwriters could be losing out on millions in streaming royalties each year, says new MMF report Report calls for urgent reform to the way in which repertoire is licensed to digital services
News Apple Music hires Google’s Lindsay Rothschild to lead Music Publishing Creative Services in North America Rothschild started in the new role on April 29
News Universal names Calvin Wong CEO, Southeast Asia & SVP, Asia as major expands operations in territory Wong joins UMG from Warner Music Group, where he most recently held the position of President, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong & Korea and EVP, Marketing
News Sony/ATV signs global deal with Troy Carter’s Q&A Sony/ATV to administer company's music publishing catalog
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
Interviews ‘I believe we’re going to see huge changes in how record labels run their sync businesses.’ Alicen Schneider, who heads up the creative music division and West Coast music operations for NBCUniversal Television, talks sync
News Watch out, record labels: Spotify is inserting podcasts into personalized playlists Streaming company is testing a playlist called 'Your Daily Drive' reports The Verge
Interviews Behind Billie Eilish: Meet the managers guiding the artist’s global success The rising star's co-managers, Danny Rukasin and Brandon Goodman, talk exclusively to MBW
News Former XL Recordings A&R head Imran Ahmed teams with AWAL for new label, In Real Life The multi-faceted deal includes publishing for rising electronica artist Peggy Gou
News PRS for Music sees record £746m revenue in 2018, but costs top £97m A total of £603.6m was paid out to songwriters, composers and publishers