News Martin Bandier, SESAC’s John Josephson, and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures join $5m funding round for blockchain streaming service Audius The Chainsmokers, Nas, Jason Derulo and Pusha T also invest in platform
Analysis Would AWAL really have thrived had it not been sold to Sony Music? MBW crunches the numbers on AWAL, and asks if the UK competition watchdog is looking in the right direction
Analysis News David Bowie’s entire catalog is coming to Warner Music from 2023 Bowie estate strikes deal to license entirety of icon's recordings to Warner across the globe
News JioSaavn and Merlin ink expanded global music licensing partnership Deal marks the first renewal between the two parties since regional music streaming service Saavn merged with India’s JioMusic
News Believe revenues jump 30% in H1 2021 to over $300 million Believe's founder says growth "reflects our unparalleled appeal to a new generation of independent digital artists looking for go-to-market solutions and a wide range of expertise"
News Downtown Music Services signs five LoFi labels to roster The five labels' releases generate over 500 million streams each year
News Maik Pallasch joins The Orchard as Managing Director of GSA, Eastern Europe and Russia Pallasch was previously Head Of Music GSA at Spotify
News US recorded music revenues grew $1.5bn in H1 2021 compared to the first half of last year Streaming accounted for 84% of total revenues for the period
News From Drake and Kanye’s blockbuster albums to Apple Music’s new DJ Mix technology: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News Val Pensa promoted to Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing, at RCA Records Pensa will oversee the marketing department and continues to be the marketing lead for several RCA artists
News From Vivendi selling 2.9% of UMG to ABBA’s new album: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
Interviews ‘I don’t expect artists to have their s**t organized. That’s what I’m here for.’ Wassim 'Sal' Slaiby on his upbringing in Lebanon, arriving in Canada – and an amazing career in music
News First Official Charts launched in South Africa based on streaming data Data will be aggregated from three digital streaming platforms: Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer
Analysis YouTube Music surpasses 50 million subscribers Major milestone crossed by Spotify's rival service, across YouTube Music and YouTube Premium
News Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic Apple Music plans to launch a dedicated classical music app next year combining Primephonic’s classical user interface with more added features