News Spotify: We have ‘no evidence’ that Facebook messages were accessed Streaming company responds to a New York Times story about Facebook data sharing agreements
News HMV to close all Hong Kong physical retail stores The HMV retail business has been present in Hong Kong for 25 years
News BASCA makes key senior hires ahead of 2019 ‘rebrand’ BASCA AGM reveals overhauled strategy for 2019, as well as a number of senior hires
News AWAL expands into Canada with new Toronto office The company has also announced open roles in marketing, client relations, A&R and more to be based in the new office
Analysis News Spotify still pays artists out of one big ‘pot’. Should the company change its policy? Is the 'pro rata' system of payment fit for the modern era?
News Sony Music launches its own streaming service in Japan The new service is called Mora Qualitas and will be powered by Rhapsody's Napster platform
News PPL and SAMI partner with Max Martin-founded tech startup Auddly The joint initiative has led to the creation of a 'performer verification mechanism'
Interviews ‘The best artist managers are constantly learning and constantly growing.’ Andrew Gertler is interviewed in MBW's World's Greatest Managers series
News Blockchain firm JAAK makes key hires ahead of first product launch in 2019 YouTube Content ID creator David King and artist D.A.Wallach join JAAK as Advisors
News SoundCloud hires Lisa Ellis as Global Head of Music & Artist Relations Ellis was previously a Principal Partner at Provenance Ventures where she will continue to serve in an advisory role
News Mixcloud launches Select, a ‘fan-to-creator’ subscription audio service Select uses a 'flexible channel-based' subscription model that allows creators to set their own price
News Bucks inks sub publishing deal with Mushroom Companies will represent each other in their home territories of the UK and Australia
News Apple’s ‘app tax’, hated by Spotify, is under fire in US Supreme Court case Consumer lawsuit launched over Apple's App Store pricing model
Interviews ‘True superstars are often outliers – they bring the light to them, rather than going to the light.’ Max Lousada on big buys, breaking artists, and his first year in charge of Warner's global recorded music operation
News Hi-Res music streaming service Qobuz to launch in US in ‘early 2019’ The company will offer four different subscription tiers for US subscribers