News Dorothy Hui promoted to SVP of Digital and Audience Development at Sony Music UK’s 4th Floor Creative Exec will continue to lead the company’s Digital and Audience Development team
Interviews Artists are missing out on tens of millions of dollars from neighbouring rights. IAFAR is trying to fix the problem. Neighbouring Rights membership org explains how it's helping artists claim what is theirs
News BMG launches record label with French Ligue 1 football club Olympique de Marseille Partnership makes BMG the exclusive music partner for all of OM’s music projects
News Italy’s recorded music industry grew 2.1% in H1 2020, with streaming up 26.4% FIMI's Enzo Mazza talks MBW through the market's numbers
News Hi-Res music service Qobuz raises $11m to fund global expansion Céline Gallon joins Qobuz as Chief People Officer
News Trump’s TikTok takedown: App downloads will be blocked in US from this Sunday Move made "to safeguard the national security of the United States"
Interviews A giant new 100k-capacity arena in Italy is riding out the pandemic – before hosting huge shows in 2021 The RCF Arena has already sold out a 100,000-ticket concert – with big plans for next year
News Amazon Music launches podcasts in the US, UK, Germany & Japan with shows from Will Smith, DJ Khaled & others Podcasts are now available on all tiers of Amazon Music
Interviews ‘There needs to be more unity between labels and artists.’ Engineer and studio owner Ann Mincieli — a close collaborator of Alicia Keys – discusses lessons learned across her career and why she'd like to see more collaboration in the industry
News India’s Divo Music partners with Sony/ATV to administer its publishing rights for overseas markets Sony/ATV will provide publishing and administration services to Divo Music’s songwriters, composers and lyricists
News Shakeup at SiriusXM: CFO out as CEO Jim Meyer set to retire at end of 2020 Jennifer C. Witz named as the company's new CEO
News Warner Music Group launches ADA Asia in Singapore, led by Chee Meng Tan Exec previously led Spotify’s operations in Asia for almost seven years
News Facebook secures major label and publisher rights for its Twitch-rivalling Gaming platform "Your stream should be about gaming, not music... Playing DJ without gaming is a no-no."
News Allegra Willis Knerr promoted to SVP, Synch Licensing at BMG Exec joined BMG following the acquisition of Bug Music in 2011
News Over a million people are watching UFC on US TV. Now, it’s got its own music streaming app. "We feel UFC Ultimate Sound is the first step in a new direction for both the music industry and professional sports."