Apple Music Launches Apple Digital Masters; Deezer Adds More Spanish ‘Deezer Originals’ to Latin Channel

Apple Music announced the launch of Apple Digital Masters, a new initiative by the streaming giant that combines all of its “Mastered for iTunes” offerings into one global catalog.

MBW analysis shows that global major label streaming revenue growth slowed by 19.1% YoY in the first six months of this year.

Deezer’s latest move is the launch of a ‘Deezer Originals’ channel in Spanish, offering exclusive content and artist commentaries.

Called NearMint, Discogs claims the platform will allow sellers to manage their inventory more quickly and efficiently.

It has been a torrid month for many YouTubers producing content aimed at children.

Does country radio in the US have a diversity problem? The debate has already been rumbling for a while, but a new research study puts some numbers to the lack of women on mainstream country radio .

This week saw a couple of big events in the world of music copyright, one involving Kraftwerk and the other roping in Katy Perry.

Full extent of expenditure revealed within new SEC filing.

Tencent is in talks to buy up to 20% of Universal Music Group (UMG) from Vivendi SA , valuing the music label of Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and the Beatles at around 30 billion euros ($34 billion).

The veteran magazine editor will team with SiriusXM personality Julia Cunningham to host 'The Jess Cagle Show' while also producing podcasts, hosting special events and appearing on video content.

TikTok creators are using the platform to create stories instead of learning Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro.

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