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About a year ago, when it became clear the pandemic was here for a while, there were some question marks over the impact it would have on streaming. Would people listen to more recorded music? And would more people subscribe...

David Guetta famously maintained ownership of his master recordings, releasing them through licensing agreements. Now he’s making bank on that strategy, selling his back catalogue to Warner Music Group for… well,...

Around the time of their 1985 debut album ’Psychocandy’ The Jesus and Mary Chain were famous for fighting – with the audience and with each other. Now, in 2021, they’re in a battle with Warner Music Group over...

Songclip is one of the startups trying to help app developers use licensed music in fields from social and dating to fitness and games. It raised an $11m funding round in March, and now it has a deal with Warner Music...

Independent labels – often owned by artists – have become an important part of Africa’s emerging music industries. That’s why the global majors are so keen to strike deals with them, offering a path to global audiences...

We’ve seen Spotify doing deals with podcast production companies, and major labels doing deals with podcast production companies. The logical next step comes with the announcement by Warner Music Group and Spotify that...

The word ‘saylists’ sounds like a terrible piece of branding, perhaps for playlists of podcasts. Thankfully it’s not: it’s actually an interesting initiative launched by Warner Music Group and Accenture...

Streaming is driving growth in Russia, and that in turn is driving consolidation from the global major labels, as they seek to firm up their footholds in the market. Warner Music Group announced yesterday that it is acquiring...

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has a full set of joint-venture labels with the three global majors, having announced one with Warner Music Group yesterday. It’s part of the two companies’ extended licensing...

Warner Music Group is celebrating the growth of ADA Latin, the Latin division of its in-house distributor, which launched in July last year. Helmed by former Music Ally exec Juan Paz, the new division has signed deals with...

Warner Music Group’s latest splashing of its cash is focused on the Middle East, and independent label Rotana Music. The undisclosed investment includes a deal for WMG’s Ada Worldwide label services division to...