English-Language Music is Losing its Stranglehold on Global Pop Charts – and YouTube is Driving the Change
On Friday, July 10, 2015, the worldwide music business broadly agreed on something. Having consulted on behalf of 1,300 record labels, worldwide trade body IFPI launched Global Release Day (GRD),
TikTok is testing advertisements in the UK and US
Social-video app TikTok is finally ready to turn on some monetisation features, in the form of in-app advertisements and branded content. Digiday has the story: it spotted an adfor food-delivery app
British music industry to send trade-mission to China
China is already a top-10 recorded-music market according to the IFPI, with western labels and artists alike keen to understand how they can reach audiences and generate income there. British
SONY MUSIC STREAMING REVENUES TOPPED $2BN IN 2018, AS TOTAL SALES HIT $3.9BN
Sony’s global recorded music operation generated $3.92bn in revenue in the last calendar year – with streaming claiming over 50% of this sum. According to new financial figures posted by Sony
SPOTIFY SUED BY IP COMPANY WHICH CLAIMS STREAMER INFRINGED YAHOO! PATENTS
Spotify is being sued by a professional IP representative for allegedly infringing on its patents. Excalibur IP lodged a lawsuit with the District of Delaware Court on Monday (January 28).
Go vegan and win a shot at Beyoncé and Jay-Z tickets for life
“What is your Greenprint?” asked Beyoncé in an Instagram post yesterday. To which many fans may have wondered ‘What *is* a Greenprint?’ The answer: it’s “the positive impact we can have on
SPOTIFY DIDN’T LAUNCH IN INDIA TODAY AFTER ALL… AND STILL DOESN’T HAVE MAJOR LABEL APPROVAL TO DO SO
It was, thanks to a note in Spotify’s own terms and conditions, as well as industry news reports, the date many expected the service to launch in India – opening up
New York cracks down on companies selling fake socials activity
If you’ve ever been tempted to spend money inflating your Instagram followers, SoundCloud streams or other social metrics, here’s the latest useful warning not to. The state of New York