Streaming Live Theater is Here to Stay; Universal Music Plans Africa Expansion to Tap Streaming Growth; Symphonic Distribution Expands to Brazil

Stellar CEO Jim McCarthy is betting on it.

Universal Music Group Inc. is bolstering its presence in Africa, where streaming and other forms of music distribution are relatively under developed.

Why, and What Does It Mean For 2021?

Since day one, Brazil has always been an important territory for Symphonic. Today, we are finally ready to announce our expansion into Brazil!

Hipgnosis Songs has acquired 50% of Neil Young’s copyright and income interests in his 1,180-song catalog.

DJ digital platform offers "VIP Crates" tracks from influential DJs and artists

With a plethora of music streaming services to choose from these days, local music players have become somewhat of a niche app category.

The closest and most recent estimates of how much services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music etc. payout per single play.

Exec most recently worked at Kobalt.

From Katy Perry to Robin Thicke, artists have been paying out millions of dollars for copying the “feel” of other songs. But is this right?

Napster started 2020 with over 3m users across four continents.

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