News eMusic partners with 7digital to launch virtual concert platform, eMusicLive 'For the first time, livestream can be a primary source of income for artists.'
News Will Round Hill be the next music company to IPO on the stock exchange? MBW sources suggest New York-based company is eyeing the London Stock Exchange
News Bo de Raaff hired as General Manager of CTM’s recorded music division He was previously Head of A&R Benelux at Warner Music
News Triller inks strategic alliance with JioSaavn to boost reach in India 'We are confident that this partnership will exponentially grow both companies.'
News Napster sold to MelodyVR in $70m deal, including $44m owed to record labels and other partners UK startup MelodyVR says deal will "establish the world’s first entertainment platform that spans immersive live performances and recorded music streaming"
News Darren Briggs named Global Head of Technology at Songtrust He will lead the development of Songtrust’s royalty collection and rights management platform
Interviews ‘As soon as you enter the stupid deal business, you risk all of your deals becoming stupid.’ Believe’s Denis Ladegaillerie envisions a bright, bold future for the UK market. Trigger warning: major record labels might not completely love it...
News Hundreds of artists are now earning $100k+ per year from streaming via Kobalt’s AWAL Willard Ahdritz says indie artists today can "Get rich... and not die trying"
News Kleopatra Sofroniou promoted to General Manager Classics at Deutsche Grammophon Exec has worked with Universal Music Group over the past 15 years
News Lickd partners with Warner to make music available to YouTube creators 'Deals such as this are expanding the horizons of the digital music market.'
News Concord raises another $600m via J.P. Morgan-placed debt offering New offering provides Concord with access to over $1bn of debt financing in total
News Universal inks global licensing deal with B2B music streaming service Soundtrack Your Brand Company works with brands such as McDonald’s, Lululemon, J Crew and others
News Tencent Music and Thailand’s biggest record label strike pact to ‘co-create content’ Partnership will make use of TME's Karaoke app WeSing
News BMG and TV production company Fremantle extend global partnership Extended deal includes a global music publishing and administration agreement for Fremantle’s catalog
News TikTok inks deal with UnitedMasters that lets users distribute music to streaming platforms directly from Bytedance’s app TikTok will also partner with UnitedMasters in promoting key artists on the platform