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
News Pro Music Rights founder accepts seven figure settlements in lawsuits against two publicly-traded companies Lawsuits were filed against China Food and Beverage Company and Net Savings Link
News David Crosby forced to sell his song catalog: ‘It’s my only option… streaming stole my record money.’ Crosby, Stills & Nash legend is selling his music like Bob Dylan – but says he's doing so as he has no other financial choice
News MBMB Publishing joins independent licensing agency IMPEL MBMB is the independent publishing arm of UK dance label Cr2 Records
Interviews How East Goes Global is turning US and UK artists into social media stars in China Andrew Spalter explains how, with the right tools, China offers a vast audience to many Western artists
Analysis News Chance The Rapper sued by ex-manager for millions – and the music business will be talking about it for years to come Pat Corcoran says he's owed $2.5m of his own money he invested in Chance, plus $3m in unpaid commissions
News Primary Wave buys majority stake in Stevie Nicks publishing catalog for around $80m Deal includes hits like Landslide, Edge of Seventeen, Stand Back and Dreams
Analysis News Hipgnosis Songs Fund is now worth $1.7bn… and is on course to generate $120m-plus this year Merck Mercuriadis: "We’ve been one of the FTSE 250’s biggest yielders and have now reached a £1.25 billion market cap."
News ‘AI-enabled’ indie label Snafu Records adds ex-UMG Nordics CEO Per Sundin and songwriter/producer Savan Kotecha to list of sharholders Los-Angeles-based label launched with $2.9m in seed funding earlier this year
News Marcus Grant promoted to Senior Vice President, Digital Commerce at Def Jam Recordings Exec has served as Vice President, Digital Commerce since 2016
Interviews ‘The future isn’t just about brands using music; it’s about entire industries using music.’ The CEO of B2B music tech company Tuned Global, Con Raso, offers a global eye on the future growth opportunities for the recorded music industry
Interviews ‘The music business isn’t really a place for truth-tellers.’ Top songwriter, publisher, former record label exec and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi talks about lessons learned across a 20-year career
Artist: Boi-1daSongwriter, Producer Boi-1da is signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which extended its long-term global deal with the songwriter and producer in September 2019.
News Music is now a ‘full blown category’ on Twitch, as Amazon-owned firm recruits for Head of Artist Relations New job ad reveals more about Twitch's ambitions in music, as platform's Music Directory launches
News Warner is signing double the number of artists via AI-driven A&R tool Sodatone than it did last year. Now, it’s hired a global head of Data Science. Data science expert Dr. Kobi Abayomi will lead analytics globally across WMG