CEO Jeronimo Folgueira to exit Deezer as it posts 'strong improvements' in annual results

Deezer has announced the departure of its chief executive Jeronimo Folgueira, as the global streaming service issued “strong improvements” in its financial results. Folgueira proved to be an outspoken (see our Music Week interview) and driven CEO at Deezer during the past three years, including an artist-centric partnership with UMG ...

Independent artists and labels account for half of Spotify's $9 billion payout to music industry

UMPG songs are now being removed from TikTok

Global head of music operations Paul Hourican exits TikTok

TikTok rolls out Add To Music App in 163 more countries

Spotify integrates Bandsintown as it ends 13-year partnership with Songkick

Live event discovery platform Bandsintown has partnered with Spotify to boost concert and festival discovery worldwide. Bandsintown event listings are now directly integrated into Spotify, enabling artists to ...

Karta launches studio dedicated to in-game experiences in Zepeto platform

Karta has launched its own studio dedicated to creating bespoke in-game experiences in Zepeto, Asia’s largest metaverse platform. It follows the launch of Karta’s own Fortnite studio six ...

Spotify increases subscribers to 236 million in Q4 results

Spotify has exceeded the guidance on user numbers and subscribers for the Q4 period. Monthly active users increased by 23% year-on-year to 602 million. An extra 28m new ...

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Downtown CEO and more weigh in on UMG-TikTok dispute

With UMG hitting back at TikTok over artist remuneration, now the industry awaits an escalation...

YouTube Music and Premium passes 100 million subscribers

UMG pulls music from TikTok: 'We will always fight for our artists and songwriters'

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