News Round Hill fund raises $282m ahead of going public this Friday Figure is smaller than the $375m targeted by the company in its IPO plan
News Spotify explores podcast-only $7.99-per-month subscription prospect in new survey Company also looking into $2.99-per-month and $4.99-per-month tiers
News Capitol Music Group’s Steve Barnett to retire, Jeff Vaughn and Michelle Jubelirer to lead company from January 2021 'Under Steve’s leadership, Capitol has been rebuilt into one of music’s greatest homes for artist and employee talent,' says Sir Lucian Grainge
News 3 things to know about Spotify’s controversial new ‘pay for influence’ tool, Discovery Mode MBW sits down with Spotify to ask about its new tool, which some have accused of bearing the hallmarks of payola
News ONErpm partners with Unison for pan-European and pan-African collection Unison launched at the beginning of 2020 and represents the management of more than 600,000 works
News AMPED inks North American physical distribution deal with Entertainment One eOne’s labels include Death Row Records, Dualtone Records and Artemis Records
News Tencent Music Entertainment Group and peermusic strike exclusive digital licensing deal in China Catalog includes songs from artists like Jimmie Rodgers, Buddy Holly and The Rolling Stones to Rihanna, Beyoncé and Justin Bieber
News Warner Chappell France boss Caroline Molko to exit, succeeded as MD by Matthieu Tessier Leadership transition will take place over next couple of months
News TikTok and Sony Music ink licensing deal for major’s ‘roster of global superstars and exciting emerging artists’ "TikTok is a leader in this space and we are pleased to be partnering with them to drive music discovery, expand opportunities for creativity and support artist careers.”
News Primary Wave Music Publishing strikes partnership with Olivia Newton-John Partnership includes the catalog of masters and publishing assets owned by the singer
News Universal’s Bravado strikes merchandise partnership with Alibaba’s TMall Global Taylor Swift is the store’s first featured artist
News Tracy Maddux named Chief Commercial Officer at Downtown, alongside new hires and organizational changes Joel Andrew has been appointed President of CD Baby
Interviews ‘Songwriters need to fight to get the payment we deserve. We need to get the right credit.’ Latin Grammy winner Claudia Brant on her career, modern songwriting, and the prospects for young writers today
News Reservoir signs Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ben Harper to worldwide publishing deal Deal includes global rights to Harper’s entire catalog
News SoundCloud rolls out Snapchat integration, with Facebook Stories coming soon SoundCloud users can share any track, playlist, album or artist profile