Spotify, Riot Games Unveil Esports Partnership; Why Companies are Buying the Rights to Thousands of Songs; Qwest TV Partners with Samsung

Spotify unveiled on Monday an esports partnership with Riot Games as the exclusive audio service provider for its flagship title League of Legends.

There’s a big gold rush in the area of intellectual property and some musicians are getting very, very rich.

Qwest TV’s three new music-focused channels will be joining Samsung TV Plus which comes automatically installed on all 2016-2020 Samsung Smart TVs.

Beyond the raw data and consumption research surrounding the burgeoning world of live streamed music, how do artists and fans feel about it?

Apple Music has announced two new live global radio offerings available to fans in 165 countries.

From the Chartmetric podcast: We chat with former Sony Music Nashville VP of Digital Strategy Ed Rivadavia about Country, Metal, TikTok, and music industry trends.

The death of CDs and DVDs has been mooted for years – but the coronavirus pandemic may have just given the shiny disks a little extra time to spin.

How will the emergence of more voice and sound media help you grow your business?

Lessons from Bang Si-hyuk’s comments at Big Hit’s Corporate Briefing last week.

Look what we found in the messy drawer! Another mixtape of indie classics featuring Gemma Hayes, The Hours, The breeders, Doves, Stereolab, The Thrills, The Field Mice et. al.