Warner Music Signs Licensing Deal With Boomplay In Africa
Warner Music Group has become the second major label to sign a direct licensing deal with African digital-music service Boomplay, following Universal Music’s deal in November 2018. WMG’s deal covers
Spotify Defends Its CRB-Rates Appeal – But NMPA Boss Isn’t Impressed
Under fire from US publishers, Spotify made its case for why its appeal against new songwriter-royalty rates isn’t an attack on that community yesterday. But it was met with a
Spotify Launches in India Despite Licensing Row with WMG
Yes, Spotify *has* launched in India, despite yesterday’s confusion surrounding a court ruling on Warner Music Group’s request for an injunction to prevent the streaming service taking a statutory licence
Warner Sues Spotify in India as Licensing Negotiations Hit Major ‘Speed Bump’
Sources in Asia have confirmed to MBW that Warner Music Group has filed an injunction against Spotify in a court in Mumbai. Give yourself a moment to take that in:
Battle Over US Radio Royalties Gets Underway (Again)
The US radio and music industries are set for another skirmish over the lack of performance royalties paid by traditional radio stations in that country. This time round, the spark
SONGTRADR BUYS MUSIC LICENSING AGENCY BIG SYNC MUSIC IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEAL
Santa Monica-based music licensing platform Songtradr has acquired creative music licensing agency Big Sync Music Ltd. The acquisition was a multi-million dollar cash and equity transaction and resulted in Big
Gender Gap in UK Chart Hits has Grown Over Past Decade
Ariana Grande may be setting the US charts alight, but there’s a less-positive story about how women are faring in the UK charts, published by BBC News. “Three times as many
Streams Power Ariana Grande to a 1-2-3 US Chart Success
We knew that Ariana Grande’s new album ‘thank u, next’ had broken records on Apple Music, but now we’ve got a sense of its wider streaming performance in the US.