News Lunar Client partners with STYNGR to bring licensed music to Minecraft Through the Lunar Client Launcher, players will be able to stream music from major labels directly within Minecraft
News Turntable Labs’ social music platform Hangout launches with Sony, Universal and Warner deals Hangout launches with a catalog of over 100 million tracks
News Sony Music showcases recently-acquired fan-engagement apps Songwhip and Fansifter at Immersive Tech Day in London Company also announced at Immersive Tech Day in London that British singer-songwriter Myles Smith is bringing an exclusive virtual concert to Fortnite
News UK recorded music exports hit record high of $964m in 2023 – but global share of consumption is shrinking Industry group BPI is calling on government support for UK artists as global competition intensifies
Analysis News Rob Stringer talks Queen, Michael Jackson, and Pink Floyd deals – plus TikTok – at Bloomberg event Stringer spoke to Lucas Shaw at Bloomberg's event in Los Angeles on Thursday
News TikTok: We shut down Merlin negotiation over fears about streaming fraud TikTok recently scrapped re-licensing discussions with Merlin
News TikTok challenger Connyct partners with Warner Music Group in lead up to launch At least for now, the app will be available only to post-secondary students in the US
News Superfan platform Mellomanic, formerly We Are Giant, closes $6m funding round Mellomanic says it has seen a 13,000% increase in monthly active users since the start of the year
Analysis News Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s Universal Music Capital Markets day opening address in full: ‘Streaming will continue to propel many years of industry growth.’ Superfandom, quantum leaps, and fundemental facts...
Analysis News Universal’s direct-to-fan business has been growing at a whopping 33% rate, and 3 other things we learned at UMG’s Capital Markets Day UMG has revealed it's working with Spotify on the streaming platform's new 'Super-Premium' subscription tier
News Universal strikes global licensing deal with B2B music streaming tech provider Tuned Global Expanded agreement builds on a long-standing relationship between the two companies
News Roblox launches music charts as part of push into music discovery Gaming platform also formally announced its DistroKid integration at the Roblox Developers Conference (RDC)
News Saudi Arabia’s XP Music Futures launches Artist Management Bootcamp The 2024 edition of XP Music Futures returns to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from December 5-7
News Turntable Labs raises $8.2m to launch social music streaming platform Hangout The latest financial boost comes as the company prepares to publicly launch Hangout later this year
News Riot Games partners with Virgin Music for ‘Arcane’ season 2 OST Arcane's season one soundtrack proved to be a major commercial and critical success