News Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat appears to get Universal, Warner off the hook Trump's wording deliberately careful in letters to Senate
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
Analysis News As Round Hill sues TuneCore for $33m, could war break out between publishers and indie distributors? Could Richard Busch's latest industry lawsuit inspire other indie publishers to take legal action?
News Hipgnosis acquires recording royalties for Barry Manilow catalog And Merck Mercuriadis' latest acquisition is...
News Universal Music Vietnam opens for business, signing Phùng Khánh Linh as its first artist Office is being led by Lan Khanh Phung, General Manager, Universal Music Vietnam
Analysis News COVID-19 is hurting Universal Music Group’s revenues – but proving its profitability Why a quieter release slate at UMG – temporarily – might end up pleasing Tencent and its consortium
Interviews Austin Daboh: My Manifesto Don’t be surprised if Austin Daboh is running this town in a few years. His career rise so far – from the BBC to Spotify and Apple – has been no less than extraordinary. Now, as EVP at Atlantic UK, he tells us what he wants to fix...
News Jeff Bezos isn’t sure if Twitch pays royalties to artists (it doesn’t) Amazon boss not aware of licensing fallout on his company's livestreaming platform
News Pro Music Rights, which sued ‘the entire music industry’, appears to have settled with iHeartRadio, Rhapsody and others 7Digital and the RMLC both file agreed dismissals "with prejudice"
News Indie artists can now distribute Dolby Atmos music to Amazon & TIDAL, via distro service AvidPlay AvidPlay is the first DIY distribution service to support Dolby Atmos Music
News Hipgnosis Songs Fund buys music catalog from Grammy-winning songwriter & producer Rodney Jerkins He has worked with Mary J. Blige, Brandy, Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé, Michael Jackson and many others
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
Analysis Blog Songwriters Deserve Freedom NMPA President David Israelite on a historic opportunity for modern US lawmakers to shift power away from Big Tech – and towards songwriters
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...
Analysis News 1 in 5 streams on Tencent Music platforms will be behind a paywall by the end of 2020 In China, where YouTube is blocked, TME is seeing its paywall strategy starting to reap financial benefits