News How to market your music during Coronavirus lockdown – according to one of the world’s biggest record companies Download Believe's Creative Marketing Playbook right here
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
News Lyor Cohen: ‘Artists around the world are finding unique ways to shine light during this dark time.’ YouTube's Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen uses his monthly newsletter to address the Covid-19 crisis.
News Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquires music catalog from Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora Company has acquired 100% of Sambora's publishing and writer’s share royalties in his catalog, which comprises 186 songs
News Reservoir signs Joyner Lucas to worldwide publishing deal Deal includes global rights to Lucas’ entire catalog of works including upcoming album, ADHD
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 TikTok donates $10m to World Health Organization to fight COVID-19 Donation has been given to WHO's Solidarity Response Fund
News Amazon ‘still very much business as usual’ for record labels in the UK, says distributor Proper Music "I think music finds itself further up the pecking order than maybe people thought it would."
News Raine Group forecasts that independent artist sector will earn over $2bn this year Merchant bank says 'DIY' artist income, specifically, will jump by 27% to $1.22 billion in 2020
News Apple inks new deals with Universal, Sony and Warner for music streaming Deal does not include license for Apple Music and TV bundle
News Former SYCO A&R Russell Hunt to head up Tigerspring’s UK expansion; first signings announced Company was founded in 2007 by Christian Møller and Søren Winding
Interviews ‘The guy who signed me sent an email that basically said, You will never make it in America and you’re going to come home crying.’ Toby Gad, writer of smashes for Beyoncé and John Legend, on why songwriters shouldn't "try to be famous"
Analysis News Tencent Music isn’t actually a Chinese company. Why should the global music business care? Why the company's Cayman Islands setup should be closely scrutinized by music's biggest players
News More SXSW damage from Coronavirus pandemic: No refunds for ticket-holders, as event lays off a third of staff Badge holders can defer registration to 2021, however
News ICM Partners acquires UK-based Primary Talent International Primary Talent will continue to operate under the Primary banner out of London with no management changes