Bad Bunny is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2022; YouTube Music, Premium Surpass 80m Paid Subscribers; Labels Demand a Big Increase in TikTok Royalties

Bad Bunny was announced as Apple Music’s 2022 Artist of the Year, in acknowledgement of the musician’s artistic excellence and cultural influence.

That subscriber figure marks a 30 million increase on the last subscriber figure…

UMG, Sony and WMG are demanding a major increase in payments from TikTok and their negotiations will affect all songwriters, musicians, and labels.

Alexandre Desplat was a guest composer who helped bring this year's Netflix Playlist event to life with a live orchestral performance.

Currently available in around 183 markets, with close to half a billion users and almost 200 million subscribers, the Swedish audio streaming subscription service hopes to scale up to one billion users by 2030. And Africa forms a major part of its growth plans.

With Grammy season approaching, it’s time to wrack in those votes with a not-so-secret weapon called ‘For Your Consideration’ marketing.

Kuke launched its US listing in January 2021, raising $50m.

If you’re watching “The Playlist” series on Netflix. Per Sundin is a pivotal character in the biopic.

The future of audio ads will be transformed by bridging voice interactivity to allow customers to request information or order products directly from an audio ad.

ove them or hate them, Reels are here to stay. Here are four main reasons why musicians should post Instagram Reels to reach new audiences.

Maria Garrido will lead the marketing team and the continuous development of the Deezer brand.

As a person who writes and advises others about music marketing, it’s important to try to keep up with what all major music streaming services are doing. It was time to live my mantra to be a student of the entire music business.

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