News Official: Austin Daboh joins Atlantic Records UK as Executive Vice President Exec was previously Apple Music's Head Of Editorial for the UK & Ireland
News Twitch users face potential channel bans following platform’s ‘sudden influx of DMCA music takedown requests’ "This is the first time we have received mass DMCA claims against clips. We understand this has been stressful for affected creators and are working on solutions, including examining how we can give you more control over your clips."
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Fiji Blue, Coconutfam, Jordan Stephens, Ivorian Doll & Sam Truth Five of the most exciting prospects discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
News Amazon in talks to buy a $2bn stake in Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel (report) Telco owns music streaming service Wynk Music
Analysis Hipgnosis, with a catalog worth nearly $1bn, is becoming less reliant on modern pop hits New trading update from Merck Mercuriadis' company reveals much about its performance in the past year
News German hip-hop star Capital Bra inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Capital Bra is the most-streamed artist in Germany
News Music business set for ‘Black Out Tuesday’ to ‘provoke accountability’ in wake of George Floyd death Universal, Sony and Warner labels will all cease business activity on Tuesday
News TikTok makes a statement in New York, as Bytedance inks 10-year deal for 232k square foot office in Times Square One Five One is already home to the global HQ of Nasdaq Inc
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Blu DeTiger, Calynn Green, Dirty Blond, Olive Amun & Sara Kays Five prospects from around the globe from Instrumental’s A&R platform
News ‘SoundCloud Radio’ station launches on Dash for artists that distribute through Repost services platform Both Repost & Repost Select artists that have distributed content are eligible for placement on SoundCloud Radio
News Apple Music is dominating streams for US hip-hop releases (even more than you might think) Ebro Darden says "we've tried our best to align with the artist's creative agenda"
News Guy Oseary steps down from role at Live Nation’s Maverick Michael Rapino: "Guy built an incredible team at Maverick and his work with U2 and Madonna is unmatched."
News Streaming fallout in India: Tencent-backed Gaana refuses to pay record label Tips ‘high royalties’ – so Tips pulls its catalog "Somehow we couldn't reach a common ground."
Analysis TikTok owner Bytedance generated over $17bn in 2019 – more than YouTube made from ads Bytedance generated around $47m every day last year. Should Alphabet be worried?
Analysis The music industry is still obsessed with charts – but is it always looking at the right data? US consumer surveys from MusicWatch shows that measuring music's popularity goes far beyond the Spotify charts