Instagram’s Plan to Help Music Artists Monetize the Platform; LA's DUBLAB Revolutionized Online Community Radio; Warner Music, Sky Digital India Ink Deal

Instagram wants to help music artists make money—through avenues that include tipping mechanisms and shoppable merchandise—plus ramp up their exposure to new audiences and even elevate their stature at streaming music services like Spotify and Pandora.

For over 20 years, LA's pioneering online radio station, dublab, has been broadcasting cutting-edge music on the web. We hear their story.

A renewed license with Warner Music Group marks the launch of a new on-demand subscription service by Soundtrack Your Brand aimed at small retailers in 74 countries around the world.

A week ago, the words “driver’s license” evoked cursed memories of teenage trips to the DMV. Now they immediately trigger the grandiose bridge of Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single.

Warner Music India and ADA link up with Punjabi music player.

TM will be broadcasting the 2021 Golden Guitar Awards ceremony, scheduled for January 23 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre.

After a review, the Justice Department decided against undoing decades-old consent decrees that govern music industry licensing.

The Year That Accelerated Everything.

Spotify and SiriusXM have invested heavily into podcasts, and Amazon's getting into the action.

Kate Nash has become the latest artist to speak out against purported inequalities in streaming incomes: "Music is not a club for the rich".

Musician reaches over 3 millions views performing from home.

Although the music world is being affected by the pandemic, streaming platforms continue to attract more and more music lovers.

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