Top news of the week: 09.02.2023.
Billboard & Clio Music Team on 2 New Awards To Be Presented During Grammy Week 2024
The Clio Music Executive Award will be presented at Billboard’s Power 100 event, while a new fan-voted specialty award will be handed out at the Clio Music Awards the following night.
‘Songs are the engine of the music industry and sometimes people can lose sight of that’
Amy Allen discusses writing some of the biggest pop hits of recent times, the joy of collaborating and making Grammy history
Major record company market share on Spotify fell again in 2022, as indie tracks flooded the service
Companies including TuneCore and parent Believe are eating into market share that was traditionally held by larger companies…
Songtradr to acquire 7digital, a UK publicly listed B2B music technology company, in $23.4m deal
7digital provides a catalog of over 80 million licensed tracks and offers API services to power music in apps…
2023 Grammy Awards: The Beyoncé paradox
At this year's awards on Sunday night, Beyoncé could become the artist with the most Grammys ever. She could also go down in history as the most snubbed.
Michael Jackson Estate Nearing Music-Catalog Sale Worth $800-$900 Million (EXCLUSIVE)
The Michael Jackson estate is in the process of selling half of its interests in the legendary singer’s music catalog in a deal in the $800 million-$900 million range, three sources confirm ...
Songtradr to Acquire 7digital for $23 Million
The deal values 7digital at a 114% premium over the prior day’s closing price.
Everyone Loses: the problem with fixing music streaming [Mark Mulliligan]
The debate around new royalty regimes has been around for some time, but momentum is picking up. When the CEO of the world’s biggest record label weighs in, then you. Continue reading