Music Biz News
Reggae Outpaced By Afrobeat in 2022
Reggae music's global 2018 market share of 1.7%, has slimmed to 0.85% in 2022.
Pandora Subscriber Base Falls By 37%
US-based music streaming service Pandora that once had over 81 million monthly listeners,...
Jamaica's Broadcast Commission Ban Not Limited To Reggae/Dancehall
The broadcasting commission's new regulatory net will target songs from mainstream...
SoundCloud Launched New Creator Dashboard
SoundCloud just launched a new creator dashboard now dubbed SoundCloud for Artists.
Spotify Flowers Dancehall Top40 Weekly Playlist
Dancehall Top40 Playlist now regarded among Spotify's overall Top 10% and the 1%...
Youtube Music Payouts Hit 6B in 2022
YouTube’s 12-month payouts to the music industry between July 2021 and June 2022...
Steven Rowen Appointed Lead of International Marketing...
Steven Rowen has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Head of International Marketing...
SnapChat & Distrokid Collab On Indie Artisy Fund
This new fund is a grant program for any musician that has opted into the Snapchat...
Meta Shares Ad Revenue With Video Creators & Music Artists
Meta has confirmed that video creators who use licensed music over 60 seconds long...
Dancehall DJ Merciless has Passed Away
Legendary Dancehall DJ Merciless, was found unresponsive in a Kingston hotel this...
Island Music Club Acquires "Video Hits Daily" Website
VideoHitsDaily.com is a premier video curation website that serves one new video...
Downtown Inks Publishing Deal With Jamaican Based Geejam...
Downtown Music Services has entered into a new agreement with Jamaica-headquartered...
Universal Launches Beat Sample Catalog For Major Label...
Universal Music Group, via its Universal Music Production Music division, has quietly...
SoundExchange Launches New App To Track Royalties in Real...
SoundExchange has unveiled a new mobile app, and website To Track Royalties in Real...
UK Retail Giant Pretty Little Thing Goes "Island Girl"
UK-based fast-fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing has tipped Khalia's Island Girl...
Grammy Changes Rules For Album Eligibility
RIAA MaKes Changes To Grammy Album Eligibility & Adds 4 New Awards.
