News Roblox sued for $200m+ by music publishers, who allege copyright infringement David Israelite claims that Roblox maintains a library of hundreds of thousands of songs, including a portfolio of commercial tracks that he says the company has "refused to license"
News BMG partners with Pulse and Quickfire Films and Lewis Capaldi for new documentary film Film captures the singer-songwriter’s rise to fame
News House Judiciary Committee questions Spotify about its discovery mode tool Spotify launched the promotion tool in November 2020
News Warner Music Group inks strategic global partnership with music technology company Songclip Deal will enable social media users to add clips of licensed music to their online photos and videos
News YouTube says it paid the music industry over $4bn in the last 12 months Lyor Cohen wants to topple Spotify as the music biz's No.1 biggest royalty payer
News Rockstar Games launches record label in partnership with dance music promoter CircoLoco CircoLoco is one of the most recognised brands in underground dance music
Interviews ‘There is a huge opportunity here for music publishing A&R.’ Travis Rosenblatt, creator of A&R data platform Meddling, on how the power of publishing is about to change everything in the music industry
News Spotify rival Anghami expands into social audio space with new Live Radio feature Creators will be able to create subscription-only channels
News Want to play pretend at being a record company boss? Now you can, with a fully licensed catalog. Streaming tech firm Tuned Global will handle music ingestion, delivery and royalty reporting
News Twitch mobile app was downloaded 22m globally in Q1 2021, up 62% year-over-year Platform's mobile MAUs for March 2021 were up 69% year-on-year
News Jay-Z, Troy Carter and Andreessen Horowitz join $19m funding round for NFT marketplace Bitski Company lets brands, game developers and consumers create, sell and purchase NFTs
News Deezer makes strategic investment in livestreaming company DREAMSTAGE US-based start-up plans to offer live gig subscriptions in the future
News Japan’s Avex Group expands into North America, led by President Naoki Osada Avex USA to house Avex USA Publishing, record label SELENE and the Future of Music Investment Fund
News Tuned Global teams with fitness brand Psycle London to develop home workout music streaming app Company to power playlist app for home fitness brand’s 70+ instructors