Analysis News Tencent Music’s ‘Super VIP’ tier costs 5 times as much as a regular subscription. Spotify could learn a lot from it.If Spotify is wondering what features to include in its new "Super-Premium" tier, it may want to look at China's Tencent Music Entertainment
News Deezer and DAZN strike multi-market partnership offering users access to premium music and sports contentGlobal expansion is planned after initial launch in France, beginning with Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Analysis News Stray Kids label JYP Entertainment generated $70m in Q2, down 37% YoYJYP Entertainment has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30
News Capitalizing on superfans, SoundCloud ventures into merch with SoundCloud StoreIt's the latest in a series of fan-focused innovations at the music streaming service
News Roblox strikes deal with DistroKid – but indie artists won’t be paid any money from itRoblox revenues are forecast to hit $3.5bn across the course of this year
News UnitedMasters launches new $20-a-year subscription tier that allows artists to keep 100% of royaltiesOnce again, the indie artist services and distribution platform is bringing down the cost of doing business for artists
News Spotify has added 10 million paying subscribers this year. So has Tencent Music.TME has half the paying subscriber base of Spotify, but has kept pace with Spotify's growth
News Sony Music Masterworks acquires majority stake in immersive and live entertainment company, Black Sky CreativeBlack Sky’s recent projects include Stranger Things: The Official Store and AC/DC Official Dive Bar Takeover at the Power Trip Festival
News Iconoclast partners with Ujama Designs to acquire music rights of ‘culturally significant’ reggae artistsPartnership has kicked off with a music rights deal with reggae artist, Half Pint
News Charlotte Stahl promoted to Head of Artist & Label Partnerships EMEA at TikTokThe exec joined TikTok in 2020
News Reach Music buys selection of rights from hit songwriter Wyatt DurretteThe deal is Reach Music's largest acquisition in the country music space so far
News UMG Nashville partners with Timbaland’s Mosley Music to discover new country talentUMG and Timbaland have formally announced a partnership that had been running in the background for the past year
News Synchtank and AudioShake partner to offer AI stemsThe collaboration will integrate AudioShake’s tech into Synchtank's platform, enabling creators to produce stems directly within their workflow
News David Goldsen promoted to Senior Vice President, North America A&R at Warner Chappell MusicA&R exec elevated to leadership role, on top of signing Zach Bryan, Mitski, Tones and I, Red Clay Strays, Laufey, Teddy Swims, and more
News Universal Music Group and Meta ink new global deal, covering Facebook, Instagram… and WhatsAppDeal also covers Meta properties including Messenger, Horizon and Threads