News Apple is looking for a Head of Music in Greater China Apple is looking for someone that 'knows how to build new strategic growth initiatives for Apple Music'
Analysis News Liberty Media: We’re ‘absolutely’ interested at looking into buying a stake in Universal Music Group The starting pistols go off on the biggest music rights deal of the year
News How do you compete with Shazam and Apple if you’re in the music recognition business? Brands and developers can now license SoundHound's music search technology
Analysis Fortnite is a video game phenomenon. The music business could learn a lot from its success. Innovative pricing and content approaches are leading to massive revenues for Epic Games title
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
Analysis News Apple Music gains global streaming subscription market share – as Spotify holds firm Amazon Music Unlimited has just under 10m paying subs at the close of H1 2018
News Warner Music appoints Andy Ma CEO in China, as MD Jackson Wong leaves company "I think China’s got the potential to be a top five market within a few years and we’re set to be its leading label."
Analysis News The music business’s biggest stories of the past week: Universal, Vivendi, Sony, Apple, Troy Carter Here's what caught our attention over the past seven days...
Interviews ‘This is probably the most exciting time I can remember in the music business.’ Matt Pincus, SONGS Music Publishing founder, on the music business - and its future
News Sony/ATV: We’ll share Tencent equity profits with our songwriters MBW revealed that publisher is an equity holder yesterday
News Sony forecasts slowdown in industry’s global recorded music growth in 2018 Kevin Kelleher presented numbers to investors in Japan this week
News Indie labels sign landmark deal in China – and, unlike majors, they’re not going exclusive with Tencent Merlin inks non-exclusive deals with Alibaba, Tencent and NetEase Cloud Music
News Tencent buys into Indian streaming service Gaana with $115m investment Chinese media giant adds to portfolio by backing Times Internet's platform
News Sony Music buys chunk of Cooking Vinyl Australia with ‘significant investment’ MBW understands that Cooking Vinyl UK remain a stakeholder in the company
News Sony and Tencent launch a record label together in Asia Liquid State was launched in Hong Kong this week