Archive - September 2021
TikTok surpasses 1 billion global Monthly Active Users
Warner Music Group and Twitch ink ‘first-of-its-kind’ partnership
Welcome to the new record business: Warner Music Group is now generating over $270m from TikTok, Peloton, Facebook and other ‘alternative’ platforms annually
Merck Mercuriadis: ‘None of us should be able to sleep in good conscience at night until the true value of the songwriters’ contributions to this business are recognized.’
Twitch strikes deal with music publishers
Universal Music Group goes public: Sir Lucian Grainge hails ‘exciting milestone in UMG’s storied history’
FUGA rolls out spatial audio support and automated delivery to Apple Music
Tommy Mac founder producer of Mashene Music Group, llc Las Vegas, partners with Greenberg Glusker in Century City – Offering Companies World Wide Sync Royalty Participation Sharing
SNEP snipes at Believe. Believe bites back.
Cinq Music parent GoDigital acquires music finance company Sound Royalties in ‘high eight-figure’ deal
Apple Music is now using Shazam technology to identify tracks in DJ Mixes so that rightsholders get paid
Winter NAMM Show has been moved to June 2022 to combine with Summer NAMM
Why YouTube Music’s Latest Figures Are Actually Good News For Artists
Sony Music’s AWAL buyout raises competition concerns in the UK, says watchdog
Vivendi sells additional 2.9% of Universal Music Group to Pershing Square for $1.15bn
NFTs and Music Royalty Streams: 5 Legal Issues To Be Aware Of
