Universal Music Group is joining forces with two K-Pop titans – Big Hit Entertainment and YG Entertainment – to invest in a new digital live-streaming platform with ambitions “on a global scale”. Big Hit has announced that both YG and UMG h…
Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Investment funds forcing artists to name their price is… not a great idea.
Why calls for investors to learn of every detail of a songwriter buyout are badly misguided
Source
Music streaming must switch to a fair and logical payout model. There is no time to lose.
Didier Martin, CEO of France’s OuthereMusic, on why classical labels like his are crying out for a shift in the streaming payout model
Source
Daniel Ek: 3 things we learned from Spotify’s boss on the company’s Q4 earnings call
Spotify published its financial results Q4 2020 on Wednesday (February 3)
Source
MelodyVR raises $8.9m, prepares to rebrand as the Napster Group
Proceeds to support development and launch of new mobile app
Source
Universal’s Michael Nash and TikTok’s Ole Obermann on the companies’ expanded global alliance
TikTok has struck an “expanded” global licensing agreement with Universal Music Group
Source
Caitlin Stone promoted to Partner at Activist Artists Management
Stone has worked directly with the Activist leadership team for the last 11 years
Source
Songtrust expands executive leadership team with key promotions
Songtrust has also revealed that it now counts clients from more than 145 countries
Source
Parlophone dance imprint FFRR updates brand identity, names Evie Grain as Marketing Manager
Rebrand was created in partnership with graphic designer Trevor Jackson
Source
Triller is singing a dangerous song.
The TikTok rival’s latest words are strong – but are they true?
Source