African Music Going Global; Proton Helps Labels Monetize DJ Mixes; Apple Music Lyrics Smarten Up w/ Genius; Trump Signs Music Modernization Act

Spotify is late to the party, but it's making a grand entrance.

Proton – a label and distribution platform run by the cofounder of Crates.co – is launching a new endeavor to get more DJ mixes on streaming services.

Apple Music will now display lyrics from popular online music encyclopedia Genius, and will become its exclusive Web player, in a deal that could help drive more subscribers to the service.

President Donald Trump signed bipartisan music licensing and royalty legislation on Thursday at a White House ceremony.

Industry blog Music Tech Solutions has been thinking about the debate around ‘user-centric’ streaming royalties.

It's official: Drake is the most-streamed artist of all time on Spotify.

Streaming is a world of tracks and playlists rather than albums, right? An event last night promised to explore the role of the album in the streaming era.

Anti-piracy-tools firm Muso has made its name with research on the scale of online piracy of music and other content, as well as with its partnership with UK indie trade-body AIM to help its labels tackle piracy of their music.

Read more about Rich Asian investors turn to music after betting on soccer craze on Business Standard. Swiss-Asia Holding, which previously marketed soccer-linked notes to clients, aims to raise $100 million for securities linked to royalties generated from song rights

Today, it announces an expansion of its SoundCloud Premier program, a direct monetization platform aimed at making it easier for fans to support artists and empower its musician users.

  London-listed music technology firm 7digital will today reveal a partnership with Universal Music Group, the record label behind artists such as Taylor