News Apple buys music analytics platform Asaii for ‘under $100m’ Acquisition of California-based app comes just three weeks after Apple completed Shazam deal
Interviews ‘Creativity and authenticity is what’s going to continue driving our business.’ Carolyn Williams, EVP of Marketing at RCA Music Group, discusses her biggest lessons learned and changing role of marketing
News Make Royalties Great Again: President Donald Trump signs Music Modernization Act into law "The MMA will create a more transparent and streamlined approach to music licensing and payment for artists."
News Believe buys majority stake in rock and metal label Nuclear Blast MBW understands acquisition cost Believe eight figures
News SoundCloud expands direct monetization program to hundreds of thousands of users SoundCloud premier is being rolled out to SoundCloud Pro and Pro Unlimited creators with eligible content
News Music piracy ‘a significant issue’ says IFPI IFPI publishes Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 which analyses recorded music engagement across 20 of the world’s largest markets
News DJ Semtex joins UK’s Capital XTRA after 15 years at BBC DJ Semtex to host new Friday night hip-hop show on Capital XTRA
News Warner Music Group launches multi-million dollar startup investment fund, WMG Boost The multimillion-dollar fund will be used to invest in early-stage music-related businesses
News Tidal partners with Samsung TV to launch TV app Tidal subscribers will have access to a Samsung TV-specific user interface that 'prioritizes Tidal visual content'
News Apple Music poaches the BBC’s leading hip-hop radio DJ, Charlie Sloth Sloth joins George Ergatoudis, Ryan Newman, Zane Lowe and other ex-Radio 1 tastemakers at Apple
News W Hotels launches its own record label, first single released by Amber Mark Marriott International’s W Hotels brand has launched a record label
Analysis Tencent Music uses ‘tipping’ to rack up revenues. Why aren’t Western music streaming platforms doing the same? Cherie Hu on what the likes of Spotify can learn from China's biggest streaming music company
News Warner and Sony buy $200m of shares in Tencent Music Entertainment ahead of streaming company’s US IPO The two companies have banked more than $1bn from Spotify shares - what will TME bring their way?
News Tencent Music files for IPO in the United States, posts gross profit of $526m in H1 2018 F-1 filing hits SEC in the US, revealing latest financial stats for Chinese company
News Apple Music and Ministry Of Sound strike deal to push MoS playlists worldwide AM will be the only place the public will be able to find MoS playlist brands