iHeartMedia Looks to the Metaverse; Streaming Music Subs Up 26%; New IAFAR Podcast Focused on Registration Deadlines

A report from Midia Research shows big gains for streaming music in 2021, with much of that in China. YouTube Music had serious U.S. growth.

iHeart plans to create events and experiences on Roblox.

Don't miss out on your royalties for 2021. Register with your CMO before the deadline and be counted (or accounted to)! Joining Andrew Ullah, Tania Oliveira, Gina and Deacon this week is Naomi Asher, VP of Neighbouring Rights at Sony Music Publishing and President of IAFAR.

New stats from Midia show that Spotify had a 31% share of the subscription market at the end of Q2 2021.

2021 was another year of challenges and progress for the music industry and throughout society.

The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT), has launched a guide for FEAT members and European promoters on how to deal with suspected touted tickets.

Appointment follows the arrival of Jeronimo Folgueira as CEO of Deezer in May 2021.

What do you call an artist who dares to break the rules, color outside the lines, and change an entire genre of music? We call them Trailblazers.

Yesterday's keynote from Mark Mulligan at the NY:LON Connect conference was followed by a panel about the future of music distribution.

Tones And I is the latest act to step into Fortnite’s Soundwave Series.

Fans will be deciding who wins the new genre categories at this year's Brit Awards, through a vote hosted within TikTok.

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