News Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and Solange, invests in African music streaming startup MePlaylist Music streaming platform is based in Nigeria
Interviews ‘We can’t allow this crisis to bring down the future of talented people who chose a creative career.’ Hartwig Masuch on BMG's performance in 2019 – and how the major rightsholders might change in the years ahead
Blog ‘There has never been a more important time to keep active as an artist.’ Absolute Label Services shares some of the advice it has been giving artists and managers amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
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
Analysis News The value of music: Hipgnosis’ share price is now HIGHER than it was pre-COVID-19 UK music rights company saw its market cap bounce 13% today in a vertiginous rise on London Stock Exchange
News SoundCloud Go+ rolled out in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden Premium tier is now available in 19 countries
News Songtradr sacrifices fees, giving 100% of sync money to artists, for a full month, in response to COVID-19 woes "Artists have supported us through our journey. Now it’s time for us to step up and support them in a big way."
News Spotify launches podcast API for third-party developers APIs to 'empower developers to build unique experiences for listeners'
News The Weeknd smashes Apple Music record, heading towards 1m global pre-adds of new album After Hours already has 975,000 pre-adds – Apple's digital equivalent of traditional pre-orders
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."
Analysis News Yes, global Spotify chart streams are down this week. No, that doesn’t mean Coronavirus is hurting the record industry. Worldwide streams in Spotify's Top 200 have fallen 11%. But that's no reason for labels to worry...
Analysis News Screw you, Coronavirus. At least music’s streaming business is still booming. How are music streaming services faring in a COVID-19-hit world?
News Duff Berschback named Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, Concord Music Publishing He was previously at Sony/ATV Nashville for 13 years
News Amazon Music opens up streaming data with Amazon Music For Artists app App gives artists access to near-real-time streaming data, providing artists with the latest streaming data across their entire catalog