News Anghami sells stake to Dubai investment giant Shuaa Capital Shuaa has around $14 billion in assets under management
Analysis Blog Fans’ Embrace of Streaming Sustained Music During A Tumultuous Year. Why, and What Does It Mean For 2021? DiMA CEO Garrett Levin: "Any honest reckoning of our business must examine what happens to the 69 cents of every dollar that digital music services pay to record companies, music publishers, and PROs."
News Hipgnosis fully acquires Lindsey Buckingham song catalog, including 100% writer and publisher share of Fleetwood Mac hits Buckingham's songs from Rumours have been streamed over a billion times on Spotify alone
Analysis Audio streaming volume grew by its biggest EVER amount in the UK in 2020, as Brits turned to music during pandemic lockdown But it was a less good year for CD albums, with sales down by nearly a third on 2019
News Warner Chappell Music France inks global deal with Aya Nakamura Artist and songwriter recently topped the French charts with Plus Jamais feat Stormzy
News DJ Semtex launches new weekly podcast series, Hip Hop Raised Me Series starts on January 11 with Chuck D of Public Enemy
Interviews ‘I live and die by my artists — that’s what I wake up every day and fight for.’ Tap Music's US President Wendy Ong discusses imposter syndrome, failure, working with Dua Lipa, and her top tips for successful music management
News Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘Putting music’s power to work for good may have been more important this year than it’s ever been.’ "There’s no question that 2020 was a year of struggle and tragedies, but it was also a year of courage and heroes."
News French rapper Soso Maness signs to Warner Chappell Soso Maness is the stage name of Sofiane Haki Manessou
Interviews Artificial intelligence A&R tools keep finding new hit artists. This one actually ‘listens’ to music. Musiio believes it's invented tech that's never been seen before in the music industry. The company's CEO, Hazel Savage, explains what it can do.
Interviews ‘The youth in Africa are ready to jump the digital divide, they just need to have access and the right price point.’ Sheer Music Publishing founder David Alexander on the industry landscape in South Africa, and across the African continent
News Universal Music Group acquired Young Money catalog for over $100m in June (says Lil Wayne’s ex-manager, who’s suing him for $20m) Lawsuit claims that Ronald Sweeney missed out on promised 10% cut of Young Money sale price
Interviews Troy Carter: ‘The music industry has to change the business model; it’s as simple as that.’ The Q&A founder and ex-Spotify exec joins the MBW podcast to talk independent artists – and the future of the business
News Troy Carter’s Q&A launches Venice Innovation Labs, including app that can read ‘sentiment analysis before songs are released’ "The launch of Venice Innovation Labs marks an important milestone for Q&A."
Analysis Blog Santa’s guide to tech companies: Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice to songwriters this year NMPA boss David Israelite on the tech platforms who've supported composers in 2020... and those who have been less beneficial