Blog ‘All music creators should receive fair compensation for their work, regardless of where they are from.’ SoundExchange President & CEO Michael Huppe on the treatment of American recordings and artists overseas
News Thomas Rhett signs exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music In addition to his own material, he has written songs for the likes of Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and Old Dominion
News Universal signs two major deals in China – as it launches new label with Tencent Music Unlike previous years, UMG goes direct with rival services in market
News Spotify’s busy with podcasts – but it hasn’t given up on launching hardware Company is hiring for a Head of Hardware Commercial Development
Interviews Ditto Management on going Top 5 in the UK: ‘We’re not in the old school music industry club – we’ve got data instead!’ Matt Dodds on the first year of Ditto's management company – and its plans to break "household names" globally
News Arjun Pulijal promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing at Capitol Records Pulijal joined Capitol in 2013 as a Director of Marketing
News Hipgnosis acquires recording royalties for Barry Manilow catalog And Merck Mercuriadis' latest acquisition is...
News Official: Music videos are coming to Facebook in the US – including exclusives – from this weekend Tamara Hrivnak and Vijaye Raji confirm the news the industry's been waiting for...
Interviews ‘I turn my hurt into gas, into fuel, to keep going and working harder.’ Poo Bear talks about Justin Bieber, issues of race in music – and why he wants to see labels hire people who've made hits
Interviews ‘We’re starting to see a generation of artists born and raised on TikTok.’ Ole Obermann, TikTok's Global Head of Music, and Believe CEO/Founder, Denis Ladegaillerie, talk charts, hits and cannibalization...
News TikTok launches $200m Creator Fund ‘to help support ambitious creators’ US fund will be distributed over the coming year
Blog ‘An effective vaccine will be the ultimate solution, but until that is realized, the Chinese music business has quickly found ways to innovate.’ Modern Sky's Dave Pichilingi on what coming out of COVID-19 lockdown has looked like for the music industry in China
News Universal launches Island Records Philippines Roster includes the likes of Juan Karlos, Over October, Lala Vinzon and more
Analysis 3 reasons why it might make sense… for Apple to buy TikTok Here, we explore the current backlash in the US against ByteDance-owned video sharing app, TikTok
News TikTok inks new global deal with Believe, one of the world’s biggest independent music companies Believe generated around $700m in digital revenues last year