News Defected Records acquires catalog of producer Todd Edwards Catalog features over 140 productions
News Fanbytes launches ByteLabs to help ‘TikTok play a longer-term role’ for labels and artists Bytelabs claims to have seen an increase in artist TikTok follower counts by 250% across four weeks
Interviews ‘I remember being really angry that I hadn’t done more with my life or followed my passion.’ (Then she did.) Friends At Work founder, Ty Stiklorius, on her career, the flaws of the music business – and how to treat your team properly
Interviews ‘Anyone can go out and spend $1 billion. The trick is getting a good return for your investors.’ Round Hill Music CEO, Josh Gruss, on the competitive music M&A landscape, and his firm's next big raise
News iHeartMedia to cut costs by $250m this year, as it battles economic impact of Coronavirus Bob Pittman: "We want our shareholders to know that we have taken immediate and proactive steps to weather this crisis."
News Sony/ATV teams with music production marketplace BeatStars to provide publishing services to producers & songwriters Sony/ATV will work on behalf of BeatStars’ clients to pitch original songs and beats for sync opportunities & recorded music
Analysis News Positive signs: Music streaming spend is rising in the US, even amid Coronavirus lockdown News is in contrast to report out of Spain earlier this month
News Live Nation to slash costs by up to $500m this year as boss Michael Rapino sacrifices $3m annual salary Michael Rapino: "[We] believe that Live Nation has the financial strength to weather this difficult time."
News Sony invests $400m in Chinese video streaming platform Bilibili Sony has acquired a 4.98% stake in the company
News Spotify enables more artists & businesses to run audio ads as self-serve ‘Ad Studio’ moves out of beta and expands into 18 new markets 'Ad Studio marks the start of a new chapter.'
News Austin Daboh leaving Apple for senior role at Atlantic Records UK Former Spotify exec hired in EVP position at major record company
News Warner’s Arts Music division inks global deal with Fred Rogers Productions for hit children’s series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood New music from the show will soon be released under the deal
Interviews Why $12m-backed Stem dumped DIY distribution – and why its founder worries about the music industry ‘making aggressive bets and being wrong’ Milana Rabkin Lewis joins MBW's podcast to talk distribution, A&R and stream fraud
News Tencent spends $263m to buy control of Chinese live streaming giant Huya Huya continues to operate independently and remains headquartered in Guangzhou, China
Analysis Blog ‘Our advice to independent artists right now is simple: keep releasing’ The CEO of Believe, Denis Ladegaillerie, offers his advice to artists, labels and managers during an uncertain time