One Liners: Arlo, BRIT Awards, Nils Frahm, more
Brief news covers Arlo signing to Arista, new hires at The MLC, BRIT Awards sponsors Mastercard, Amazon Music and TikTok, and releases from Nils Frahm and others.…
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Fraser T Smith produces new tracks with emerging artists for Amazon
Producer Fraser T Smith has released four new tracks with emerging artists Avelino, Mysie, Joy Crookes and Easy Life as part of Amazon Music's 'Produced By' series.…
CMU Digest 01.03.21: Spotify, COVID-19, economics of streaming, BPI, Triller
The week's news includes Spotify's expansion into 85 markets, England's COVID roadmap, streaming economics hearings and BPI web-blocks against stream-ripping sites.…
MU and Ivors say streaming service comments to select committee support redefinition of streams
The MU and Ivors Academy say comments from Spotify, Apple and Amazon at a Parliamentary hearing support redefining streams, which would change how royalties are shared.…
Spotify, Apple and Amazon face MPs in Parliament's ongoing inquiry into streaming
Spotify, Apple and Amazon gave evidence to MPs in Parliament's streaming inquiry, with the session largely revisiting how streams should be defined and how royalties are shared.…
Paul Firth and Jillian Gerngross promoted at Amazon Music
Amazon has promoted Paul Firth to Director of Amazon Music International and Jillian Gerngross to Director of Amazon Music Europe.…
Amazon Music HD partners with Universal and Warner
Amazon Music HD has struck deals with Universal Music and Warner Music to remaster thousands of recordings for its higher-quality tier.…
Podcasts are now on Amazon Music, just like you wanted
Amazon Music has added podcasts for users in the UK, US, Germany and Japan at no extra cost, including exclusive shows from DJ Khaled and Becky G.…
CMU Digest 07.09.20: Amazon, Freeplay, TikTok, Taylor Swift, Gaana
A digest covering Amazon's Twitch integration, Freeplay's lawsuit against Ford, TikTok's Chinese export rules, Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' case and Tencent's Gaana stake.…
Amazon Music incorporates Twitch livestreams
Amazon Music and Twitch have partnered so artists can connect Twitch accounts to Amazon Music, combining livestreams with on-demand listening.…
One Liners: Concord Music Publishing, Amazon Music, Kanye West, more
Concord signs Boz Scaggs and Hillary Lindsey, Amazon Music UK hires Dellessa James, and Kanye West, Katie Melua and Disclosure release new music.…
One Liners: BPI, Musicians' Union, Beverley Knight, more
Major labels, indie labels, the BRIT Awards, Amazon Music and PPL donate £1.25 million to Help Musicians, alongside new releases from artists including Bob Dylan and Johnny Depp.…