Music Catalogs are Selling for Serious Cash; Kuke Snags $50M for IPO; You Have a TikTok Hit. Now What?

KKR’s re-entry into the music business, buying the copyrights of OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder in an unusual direct acquisition, signals a new wave of Wall Street interest in an area financial giants have ignored for years.

Charles and Justin chat with musicians and marketers about the TikTok star-making phenomenon

Kuke Music is a provider of classical music licensing, a subscription music platform and education services in China.

Bjork, D'Angelo and FKA twigs just got their own channels on Sonos Radio, part of a growing trend

TIDAL turned over $167m in 2019; SoundCloud's revenues that year shot up to $166m.

Apple is working to bring Music and Podcasts apps to the Microsoft Store, according to a report from 9to5Mac that cites unnamed sources. Apple is...

Analysts are looking for Spotify to show its podcast investments were worth it.

Despite challenges from the president and a ban in India, the app grew last year, helping to propel a handful of artists new and old up the chart. But what’s in store for TikTok’s future?

Morgan Wallen demolishes first day streaming records with 'Dangerous', his new double album that's available everywhere.

Four-fifths of the country's music listening now comes from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music

Shazam, the music discovery and identification app owned by Apple, today shared a Shazam Predictions 2021 playlist that's available on Apple...

Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, John Coltrane and more

It might take longer for you to be able to begin streaming Aaliyah's music than you probably hoped.

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