News Absolute named amongst handful of Spotify’s recommended distributors CD Baby, DistroKid and The Orchard also named as preferred and recommended aggregators
News IMPALA, PRS for Music and others attack YouTube for ‘propagation of misinformation’ ahead of Article 13 vote 'YouTube enabled the propagation of misinformation - such as the claims that Article 13 would lead to the shutting down of YouTube channels.'
Analysis News Big question: Could Google buy Universal Music Group? Google tried to buy 50% of Sony/ATV a few years ago. Could it come again for a rightsholder?
News Spotify vs. songwriters: Sony/ATV’s Martin Bandier and Warner/Chappell’s Carianne Marshall urge composers to fight royalty rate challenge "I am incredibly disappointed that Spotify and the other companies have chosen to attack songwriters by appealing the long-overdue rate increases."
Interviews News How Jason Aldean’s Rearview Town racked up over half a billion streams – and helped change country music’s digital profile How the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube boosted the country's superstar worldwide
News Apple blasts Spotify for ‘suing’ songwriters: ‘A damaging step backwards for the music industry’ 'Underneath the rhetoric, Spotify’s aim is to make more money off others’ work.'
News Concord signs US sub-publishing deal with Paris-based Because Editions Because Editions publishes Christine & The Queens and Daft Punk
News Spotify backed by rival music streaming platforms in Apple ‘app tax’ row "We support Spotify in wanting a level playing field so that companies have to compete through innovation, content and customer focus."
Interviews How The Greatest Showman became the world’s favorite album of 2018 Atlantic's President on the west coast, Kevin Weaver, discusses a soundtrack phenomenon
News 3 Beat to celebrate 30th anniversary with LIMF showcase Sigma and M-22 among acts in special headline set
Analysis News How Spotify could pinch back over $320m from songwriters with its new legal appeal What scrapping Copyright Royalty Board's new rates might mean for songwriters and publishers
News Spotify accused of ‘giant lie’ as it defends attempt to block songwriter pay rise in the US "They must think artists and songwriters are stupid. They are not."
News Ditto Music launches artist management company Roster includes Big Zuu, DJ Nathan Dawe, Bobii Lewis and Nathan Brooks
News Spotify vs. songwriters: Irving Azoff, Justin Tranter and other leading music biz figures slam streaming company’s royalty rise appeal "Apple understands they’re in the artist business. Clearly, Google, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon don’t."
Interviews News Wait… Spotify is ‘suing songwriters’? What the heck is going on? "Spotify and Amazon are the bad actors - they drove the decision to appeal the [ruling]."