SoundCloud has added a new distribution feature to its SoundCloud Premier toolset.
The platform expanded its direct monetisation programme last year – a move seen as a challenge to Spotify’s ...
It’s the news the music industry has been waiting for: the shortlists for the Music Week Awards 2019. Music Week can confirm the finalists in 21 categories for this year’s ...
Universal Music Group’s (UMG) revenues were €6.023 billion (£5.31bn) in 2018, up 10% year-on-year on a constant currency basis.
The performance of the major, headed up by CEO/chairman Sir ...
Greetings from Los Angeles, where the biggest problem the music business faces ahead of Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony seems to be which party to attend.
Last night’s events saw a ...
While the post-IPO focus of Spotify’s earnings has been on user growth, the streaming giant has just revealed an even more eye-catching result – its first ever quarterly profit.
Spotify ...
Spotify has acquired podcast producer Gimlet Media and Anchor, which specialises in monetisation of podcasting.
The streaming platform said it is now positioned to become both the premier producer of ...
Max Lousada's Warner Music Group posted strong fiscal Q1 figures including its first $1 billion quarter for recorded music and even an increase in physical revenue.
But perhaps the most ...
Paid-for streaming is set to overtake free for the first time in 2019, according to new research from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).
ERA’s figures show that 21.5% of people ...
CISAC has enlisted Dublin-based software company Spanish Point Technologies to upgrade the global information system of the ISWC (International Standard Musical Works Codes).
The ISWC system creates a unique code ...
Streaming revenue at Sony for the 2018 calendar year hit £1.56bn, according to the latest financial results.
Sony Corp has reported overall revenues of 2.4 trillion yen (£16.9 billion) and ...
