organizer | Li Ying Editor | Fan Zhihui
09.14-09.20
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· On September 14, Universal Music Group headquarters launched the record company Motown Records UK (Motown Records UK). This iconic label was actually expanded from the Capitol Records Group (Capitol Records) originally located in Los Angeles and became part of the EMI Records (former Viking EMI) located in London.
Rob Pascoe has been appointed as the managing director of Motown Records UK, and Afryea Henry Fontaine will become the marketing director. In the coming weeks, Motown Records UK will hire more staff. Universal Music said in a press release that Motown will focus on the distribution business and the new generation of African American music.
· On September 14, Facebook announced that it has reached a music licensing agreement with a series of record companies, songwriters, etc., so that content creators on Facebook Gaming can legally use music in their live broadcasts. It is reported that the partners include Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Kobalt Music Group, BMG Songs and Songs Copyright Company and Merlin, etc., covering Facebook Gaming's music licenses in more than 90 regions. Leo Olebe, global cooperation director of
Facbook Gaming, explained how licensed music is used on the platform, said: "The music played during the game must be the background element, not the main focus. Playing songs without the game is not allowed. "
· On September 14, according to the "Wall Street Journal" quoting sources familiar with the matter, Oracle, the world's largest enterprise software company, has "won the bid" for TikTok's US business. The British "Financial Times" first reported on August 18 that Oracle is negotiating with ByteDance.
"The Wall Street Journal" stated that Oracle will be disclosed as TikTok's "trusted technology partner" in the United States. The two parties have reached a cooperation, not a sale.
On the 18th, the US Department of Commerce announced that since September 20, transactions related to WeChat and TikTok are prohibited in the United States. On the 19th, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of my country published on the website the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce to answer reporters’ questions. In response, the U.S. banned transactions with the mobile apps WeChat and TikTok on the grounds of "national security", which seriously harmed the business China firmly opposes legitimate rights and interests that disrupt normal market order.
reported on the 20th that TikTok will open a round of Pre-IPO financing in the near future. Oracle and Wal-Mart will invest a total of nearly 100 billion yuan (about 12.5 billion US dollars). After the completion of this round of financing, TikTok is valued at nearly 500 billion yuan (approximately US$62.5 billion). At the same time, Bytedance will continue to control TikTok, and Oracle and Wal-Mart will obtain 12.5% and 7.5% of TikTok, respectively.
On the 21st, Bytedance’s official WeChat account released a number of false rumors about TikTok, including: 1. TikTok Global is still a 100% owned subsidiary of Bytedance, headquartered in the United States. 2. TikTok Global will become an 80% holding subsidiary of Bytedance after its Pre-IPO financing. 3. In the current plan, no algorithm or technology transfer is involved. Oracle has the authority to check the source code of TikTok USA.
· On September 14, according to the podcast of YouTube’s vice president of products, YouTube is creating a nameCompeting for Shorts’ TikTok, it aims to serve "creators and musicians who just want to shoot short and attractive videos with their mobile phones." In the next few days, Shorts will launch an early beta in India with "some new creative features."
Shorts will have a multi-segment camera function, which can string multiple video clips together, and the background music can be selected from the music library; in addition, users can independently control the speed when shooting, and use the timer and countdown functions Take a shot.
YouTube is also the latest technology company to launch a 15-second short video function after Instagram launched Reels in more than 50 markets last month. In the coming months, YouTube will add more features to Shorts and expand to more countries.
· On September 14th, Tencent Music Entertainment Group's B-end music integration service platform AiTing Zhuo Le officially released its new sub-brand Zhuo Le Yun.
, as a cloud digital music integration service brand built by iTing Zhuo Le, Zhuo Le Cloud aims to serve the domestic "music" market through high-quality music content resources, mature cloud music solutions and professional content operation and maintenance services. Of B-end companies provide cloud music integration services. At the same time, iTing Zhuo Le announced that in the second half of 2020, IoT smart hardware will be an important strategic direction to provide excellent music integration services for more B-end companies in the IoT field.
Relying on the all-round support of TME and iTing Zhuo Le, Zhuo Le Cloud uses smart phones, smart cars, IoT smart hardware, mobile apps, offline entities and other enterprises, as well as individual developers, video PGC users, musicians, etc. The main service objects provide industry-leading music licensing, content operation and maintenance, music publicity, copyright monitoring and other solutions through full-stack product lines such as open music platforms, IoT and in-vehicle music ecological platforms, music publicity and traffic monetization platforms, etc. The program maximizes the satisfaction of the audio and entertainment needs of enterprise users, improves the functions and user experience of enterprise products, and ultimately provides a comfortable audio and entertainment experience for C-end users.
· On September 14th, the American music chart Billboard launched new charts Billboard Global 200 (Global 200 singles) and Billboard Global Excl. US (Global Excl. US singles), the statistics of the new charts are based on the global Streaming media and paid download sales in 200 countries and regions. The new chart of
was launched for the first time in this issue. The two champion singles are "WAP" by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion and "Hawai" by Maluma.
· On September 14, NetEase Cloud Music and BMG reached a strategic cooperation. The two parties will carry out in-depth and diversified cooperation in the upstream and downstream areas of music, such as music copyright, music IP in-depth development, music performance, and online karaoke. Together to provide Chinese music lovers with world-class high-quality music content.
· September 15th, the 2nd Douyin Creators Conference was held in Shanghai. Zhang Nan, the CEO of Beijing ByteDance, announced that Douyin has more than 600 million daily active users. In the past year, more than 22 million people have won on Douyin. Revenues totaled 41.7 billion yuan. In the coming year, Douyin will double this number and help creators earn more than 80 billion.
· September 15 news, following the launch of ADA Latin in July this year, Warner Music Group's distribution company ADA (Alternative Distribution Alliance) Worldwide also launched ADA Asia, led by a well-known industry executive Chee Meng Tan, headquartered in Singapore , Which also expands ADA’s servicesTo Greater China, South Korea and Southeast Asia.
· On September 15th, Artist Originals, the musician service department of Indian streaming platform JioSaavn, launched a new direct distribution service, Amplify, for independent musicians. According to JioSaavn's press release, Amplify "is designed to support talented musicians who cannot or choose not to work with record companies."
Now, musicians can directly submit their music through Amplify to the record company A&R team in New York and Mubai. They will choose according to the "quality, potential and release readiness" of the music. According to JioSaavn, the selected musicians will receive advance payments, marketing support, and the ability to track relevant data through the streaming service Artist Insights.
In addition, the selected musicians will enter Artist Original's global distribution channels, through Sony Music's Orchard for distribution and sales. Musicians can also choose to use other creative services of JioSaavn, but at an additional cost.
· On September 15, Believe’s digital music distribution service provider TuneCore revealed its latest global expansion measures. Currently, it has newly launched TuneCore Russia and TuneCore Brazil, expanding to Russia and Brazil.
According to Believe-TuneCore now pays "far more than" US$1 million in revenue per day. Last year it achieved digital revenue of about US$700 million and became a global business.
· On September 15, Spotify stated that it has used its partnership with Songkick, a performance platform of Warner Music, to launch a "virtual event (online music performance)" list function on its platform. In 2017, Songkick, a performance recommendation and ticketing company, split some assets, and the performance recommendation function was sold to Warner Music.
virtual events will also obtain online performance information from Ticketmaster. Now, all Spotify users can find this feature in "artist profiles" and "Concerts hub". Users can go to the "On Tour" section of "artist profiles" to view their scheduled performances. The complete list of performances can be seen in the "Concerts hub".
· On September 16, the rap competition alliance King of the Dot (KOTD) established an exclusive global partnership with the game live broadcast platform Twitch. As part of the cooperation, KOTD will provide subscribers with free access to all its battle games.
· On September 16, Tidal announced its collaboration with Facebook's virtual reality platform Oculus to provide online immersive music performances on the VR application Venues and Tidal's own platform. This means that live broadcast technology and music streaming technology are rapidly converging.
According to related news, later this year, Tidal and Oculus will broadcast a series of online concerts, and all performances will be performed simultaneously in Venues and TIDAL.
· On September 16, Amazon Music launched a podcast service in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Japan, covering all package categories. The podcast service of the platform includes original programs specially produced for Amazon Music, hosted by DJ Khaled, Will Smith, Dan Patrick, Becky G and others.
Amazon Music users can access podcasts in the iOS and Android versions of Amazon Music on Amazon Echo devices. Among them, the "The First One" series of podcasts is jointly developed by Amazon Music and Springhill, hosted by DJ Khaled. He will interview his favorite musicians and talk about "the popular works that make them idols and ultimately legends". There is also a brand new multimedia podcast called En la Sala, hosted and curated by Latin superstar Becky G, and broadcast on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel.
· On September 17, the dance/electronic music platform Beatport and Amazon's live broadcast platform Twitch reached a live broadcast partnership, which will enable Beatport's official Twitch channel to have more exclusive music programs.
Currently, Beatport's Twitch channel has more than 140,000 fans and more than 48 million page views, with a total viewing time of 221 million minutes. The platform announced in January this year that since its launch in 2004, it has paid more than US$300 million to independent dance music labels.
· On September 17, according to Danish sources, YouTube will remove some music created by Danish composers. This action involves at least 500,000 songs and indirectly affects millions of videos using these music. Earlier this summer, Danish songwriters and music songwriters had a dispute with YouTube, which threatened to remove their music from its service. The
incident was caused by a dispute between YouTube and Koda (equivalent to ASCAP/BMI or PRS For Music in Denmark) over the compensation of songwriters and songwriters in the market.
YouTube and Koda have been operating under a temporary license agreement since April this year after their last multi-year agreement expired. This interim agreement expired on July 31 and was not renewed due to the failure of negotiation between the two parties. Koda claimed that in order to extend the temporary agreement in Denmark, YouTube asked PRO to agree to a 70% reduction in the guarantee on behalf of its songwriter. Koda refused to accept these terms, which meant that the transaction was not postponed and Danish music content was also banned.
YouTube argued that according to the previous provisional agreement with Koda, the agency initially "earned back less than half of the security funds handed over by the platform." In other words, YouTube claimed that it paid Koda a sum of money as an advance payment for future consumption, but the agency’s programs were not popular afterwards and it was unable to recover this fee for YouTube from advertising fees. As a result, when YouTube tried to reopen the deal, it offered a lower bid for the deposit. According to YouTube, this proposal was rejected by Koda, "the reason is that the minimum deposit is different from the last time."
· On September 17, according to Bloomberg News quoted industry sources as a report, Kobalt Music Group may be sold, and the company is exploring "strategic options including sales."
Kobalt Music Group is the operating company of Kobalt, a song and music copyright management company. It also provides distribution and operation services for musicians through AWAL, and also operates a neighboring rights department. In addition, the company also has a wholly-owned subsidiary Kobalt Capital Ltd, which in 2017 acquired Songs Music Publishing, a song and music copyright company, for approximately US$160 million.
Bloomberg believes that Kobalt's potential buyers may include the three major record companies and private equity and technology companies. One source tableAccording to reports, the company can choose to increase its capital. Bloomberg believes that if Kobalt is sold, its price may exceed $1 billion.
A Kobalt spokesperson said, "We have been evaluating the best capital structure of the business to ensure that we have the right capital partners to continue to build and develop the world’s best independent company to better serve artists and songwriters. Author. "
Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Max Martin are minority shareholders of Kobalt, and its biggest financial backers include Hearst Entertainmen and MSD Capital LP.
Earlier this year, the company told MBW that its goal is to be profitable by the end of next summer. In fiscal year 2019, that is, in the 12 months ending June 2019, the revenue of all its business units reached $543.4 million, an increase of 35.1%. In terms of "total revenue," Kobalt said that total sales for the year reached $616 million, an increase of 25% year-on-year.
· September 18th, Amazon Music launched a new global sub-brand Amazon Music LAT!N, the brand released 100 new or improved Latin music playlists, global superstar peripherals, new interviews and mini documentaries , Amazon original songs, podcasts, etc.
In addition, a number of musician projects were opened for musicians of different professional levels at the conference, including the newly launched emerging musician projects ROMPE and RAICES. ROMPE aims to support the development of musicians in the United States, Latin America and Spain ; RAICES aims to support musicians of all genres of Latin music. The first artist supported by the plan this month is Marc Anthony, for which Amazon Music has meticulously curated a list of musicians of various genres.
Capital Markets
News on September 15, Warner Music Group announced that it had acquired hip-hop media platform HIPHOPDX in April of this year. The specific amount was not disclosed.
In addition to having a huge user base, HipHopDX has more than 1.6 million followers on Facebook, more than 660,000 followers on Twitter, nearly 500,000 followers on Instagram, and more than 770,000 followers on YouTube.
Policy dynamics
· On September 16, recently, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a notice on deepening the reform of "decentralization, regulation and service" to promote the prosperity of the performance market.
For small theater performances, it is necessary to focus on strengthening the content review and on-site supervision of language programs such as talk shows, cross talks, avant-garde dramas, and experimental dramas. In addition, strengthen the supervision of key performance types.
For music festival performance activities, we should focus on reviewing and checking electronic and rap programs, and strengthen the supervision and inspection of the screen content and interactive links of the performance.
For small theater performances, we should focus on strengthening the content review and on-site supervision of language programs such as talk shows, cross talks, pioneer dramas, and experimental dramas.
For tourism performing arts and commercial performances held in LiveHouse, it is necessary to urge relevant business entities to go through the approval procedures in accordance with the law to ensure that they are included in the supervision.
· September 18 news, the Market Management Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism released the "Guidelines for the Reopening of Theaters and Other Performance Places on Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures (Fourth Edition)" (hereinafter referred to as the Fourth Edition Guide), saying that theaters and other performances In principle, the number of audiences in the venue shall not exceed 75% of the seats in the theater.
live entertainment
· September 14, Harbin Strawberry Music FestivalThe lineup and performance schedule are announced. The core lineup includes: Tizzy T, Zeng Yike, Jiao Maiqi, OB03, Manshu Ke , Li Daben, Dawenxi, Zhao Lei, Wutiaoren, Liu Sijian, Two Bai, Mosaic, Da Waves, Liu Shuang, etc., the music festival will be held in Harbin World Happy City from October 7th to 8th.
· September 14th, the Dongying Strawberry Music Party's full lineup and performance schedule were announced. The core lineups include: Dear Yang, Tizzy T& Tour Group, Houhai Shark , Five People, Manshuke, Low Absinthe, Jiulian The music festival will be held on October 1st in Dongying Lancuihu Tourist Resort.
· On September 15, the first lineup of Tianjin Ryefield Music Festival was announced: Da Zhangwei, Zheng Jun, A Duo & Future Nation, Hedgehog, Chen Hongyu, Landlord’s Cat, Qiyun League, Pharaoh, Taiyi, White Paper, Bairi’s Whispers, White paper fan, Click15, Dulaika, Zoo Nail House, Landfill, Mirror, Steel Heart, Curry 3000, Flower Wall, Super Cut, Prism, Shaman, Default, Corpse Lake, etc. The music festival will be held at 10 From 2 to 5, it will be held in Shuguang Water Town, Tianjin.
· On September 15, the Chengdu Strawberry Music Festival officially announced the full lineup. The core lineup includes: new pants , universal youth hotel, Dada, the right to reshape the statue, five people , Houhai Shark, Joyside, Zeng Yike, Mosaic, Ma Di, Big Wave, Secret Action, Luminous Curve, Yao Shisan, etc. The detailed one-day lineup is: October 02, Dada Band, Five People, Mosaic, Luminous Curve, Fu Lu Shou Floruit Show, Da Wen West, Zoo Nail House, Peace Hotel, Field Cooperative, Perfect Handstand, Geomagnetic Card Dizkar, Fayzz, Fake Gentle, Wood Vision, Hidden Base; October 03 Universal Youth Hostel , the right to reshape the statue, Houhai Big Shark, Horse Di, Jiao Maiqi, Yao Thirteen, Spin Bowling, Daxi & Nightmare Yk, DEN, Green Olive, Li Dingding MIA AIM, Shii, NEOS, Tomorrow Wanted Tomorrow, The Or; October 04 New Pants, Joyside, Big Wave, Zeng Yike, STOLEN Secret Action, Miss Hormone, Twinkle Star, Frog Pond WaChi, Yang Su Adai, Lemon Head, Afro, Code-A, Ultraman Tada, Valley Surfer, Oops! , The music festival will be held in Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Industrial Park from October 2 to 4.
· September 16th, the Beijing Strawberry Music Festival's full lineup and performance schedule were announced. The core lineup includes: new pants, admiration, universal youth hotel, Dada band , the right to reshape the statue, five people, Houhai University Shark, Joyside, Jike Junyi, Supermarket, Ma頔, Big Wave, Mosaic, Jiulian Reality, Sound Toy, Twisting Machine, Wenque, Liu Sijian, Qiyun Alliance, Fu Lu Shou, Da Wenxi, Zoo Nail Household , Twinkle Star, Spin Bowling, Bird Strike, Peace Hotel, Crazy Mouse, Hypiwell, Summer Vapour, Tizzy T, Huang Xu, Wan Nida, etc. The music festival will be held in Yanqing, Beijing from October 5th to 7th Held in the Expo Park.
Music Variety
· On September 19th, the iQIYI "Summer of the Band" adaptation competition ended, and the top seven were born: Joyside, Big Wave Band, Mosaic, Right to Reshape the Statue, Mandarin, Dada Band, Chair Band.
· On September 19th, the top six of the "Crossover Singers" of Beijing Satellite TV were born, namely: Zheng Kai, Yu Yi, Liu Duanduan, Li Xiaomeng, Jiang Chao, Xiao Shenyang, and Wei Ya regretted being eliminated.
is new this week
· September 14,Feng Timo released the new single "Ice Cream". The single was written and composed by Mi Ya and released by Yao Music.
· On September 14, Zhang Yixing and R3HAB collaborated to release the new single "BOOM (R3HAB Remix)". The single was written and composed by LAY (张艺兴), Miles Wesley, Terence De Carlo Coles, Henry Oyekanmi Jr., Dongyang Hengdian Zhang Yixing Film and television studio release.
· On September 15, Zhao Lusi released the theme song of the same name for the web drama "I Love You". The single was composed by Wu Yaheng, Park Sejun, and Han Jun. The song was composed by Park Sejun and Woo Jihoon.
· On September 15th, Fox and DEAN FUJIOKA jointly released the new single "Tokyo Tour". The single was written and composed by Fox and DEAN FUJIOKA and released by the Hedgehog Brothers HBe.
· On September 15, Wang Sulong released the new single "The Last Flight". The single was written by Wang Sulong and Wanyi, Wang Sulong composed the music, and was released by Elephant Music.
· On September 15, Duan Aojuan and Naiwan jointly released the new single "Dangerous Girl". The single was composed by Zhang Pengpeng and Ear Attack. It was written by Wanwan Rap and released by Diyi Entertainment.
· On September 15th, MAX and SUGA collaborated to release the new single "Blueberry Eyes", the single was written and composed by Imad-Roy EI-Amine, Man Schneider, Michael Pollack, Min Yoon-gi, Roget Chahayed, Colour Vision Records , Sony Music Entertainment released.
· On September 15, Xu Binglong released his new single "Fireworks Festival". The single was written and composed by Xu Binglong and released by NetEase Cloud Music.
· On September 15, Ayunga sang and promoted the theme song "People First" for the first anti-epidemic TV series "The Most Beautiful Retrograde". The single was written by Su Ri Taratu, composed by Fang Hui, and released by Nianhua Culture.
· On September 16, JJ Lin released the new single "Exchange for the rest of my life". The single was written by Yi Jiayang and composed by JJ Lin, and released by Warner Records .
· On September 16, Yu Wenwen released his new single "The Boy in White". The single was written by Hu Yu@LDJ and composed by Yu Wenwen and released by Warner Music.
· On September 16, Along released a new EP "By the Window". There are 3 EPs in total, released by NetEase Cloud Music.
· On September 16, Perfume released a new single "Time Warp". The single was written and composed by Nakata Bustaca and released by Universal Music.
· On September 16, VaVa Mao Yanqi and Aaron Gordon jointly released the new single "GANBEI". The single was written and composed by VaVa Mao Yanqi and Aaron Gordon, and was released by Shanghai Frog Silk Culture.
· On September 16, SNH48 released a new album "TAKE ME" with 12 albums, released by Yongdao Star Entertainment.
· On September 16, the tour group released a new album "Like Approximately Far", with a total of 8 albums, released by StreetVoice.
· On September 16, Nakajima Mika released a new single "ノクターン (Nocturne)", single by Kohei Tsunami. Mike nakashima wrote lyrics, Kohei Tsunami wrote music, and Sony Music released.
· On September 17, Li Ziting released the new single "Shining". The single was written and composed by Lv Jiefei and released by Beijing Huaying Yixing Culture.
· On September 17, Duan Aojuan released the opening song "Love is For You" for the TV series "I, Like You". The single was written and composed by Park Sejun and Li Yuzhen, and it was released by Penguin.
· On September 17, Pink Sweat$, Dk, and Joshua jointly released the new single "17". The single was composed by DARLY, David Bowden, and John Hill, and the song was composed by David Bowden and John Hill, and it was released by Warner Music.
· On September 17, Guan Xiaotong released the new single "I See", which was written and composed by Zhu Jingxi and released by Huayu Expo.
· On September 17, Qu Chuxiao released a new EP "I have a dark green stone and I polished it into a likable look. It is not thankful to me. Maybe it is because it likes the original appearance". There are 5 EPs. Published by Luyinyuan.
· On September 17, Sam Smith released the new single "Diamonds". The single was written and composed by Sam Smith, Shellback, Oscar Gorres and released by Capitol.
· On September 17, the theme song of the "League of Legends" 2020 global finals "Awarded" was released. The single was written and composed by Riot Games Music Team, Alex Seaver of Mako, Cal Scruby, and Chinese translation by Liu Xianhua and Marshall. The main artists are Jeremy McKinnon, MAX, Liu Xianhua, released by Riot Games.
· On September 18, Zhang Bichen released the ending song "Mulan Heart" for the Chinese comic film "Mulan: Turned Out". The single was written by WA Xiaoxu and Lu Wentao, composed by Lu Wentao, and released by Jiayou Music.
· On September 18, Anitta, Cardi B, and Myke Towers collaborated to release the new single "Me Gusta". The single is composed of Andres Torres, Anitta, Belcalis AImanzar, Carolina lsabel colon Juarbe, Mauricio Rengifo, Myke Towers, Rafa Dias, Ryan Tedder, Wallace Chibatinha wrote lyrics and music, released by Warner Music.
· On September 18th, Taylor Swift released the live version of the single "betty". The single was written and composed by Taylor Swift and William Bowery, and was released by Taylor Swift.
· On September 18th, Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper collaborated to release the new single "Holy". The single is composed of Jorgen Odegard, Jon Bellion, Michael Pollack, Justin Bieber, Tommy Lee Brown, Chancelor Johnathon Bennett, Anthony M. Jones, Steven Franks wrote lyrics and music, released by RBMG and Def Jam.
· On September 19, You Changjing released a new single "Do you want to be an adult?" The single was written by Tang Tian, composed by Qian Lei, and released by You Changjing Studio.
· September 19, SunnThe pre-sale of ee Yang Yunqing's new album "Weather: Sunny" has opened. There are 10 albums in total, released by Universal Music.
· On September 19, Qi Wei released a new single "Memorial of Pinellia". The single was composed by Chen Huan and Wang Sulong, and was released by Tian Hao Sheng Shi.
· On September 19, Do you want to buy food to release the new single "Where is the wind blowing downstairs", the single is written by Do you want to buy food to write the lyrics, composition, NetEase Cloud Music.
· On September 19, the guru of Guofengtang ribs released a new single "Amidst the Rain in a Small City". The single was composed by Geng Geng Zuo Lyrics, Xun Yi Shuocheng and released by NetEase Cloud Music.
· On September 20, Arashi released the new single "Whenever You Call", which was written and composed by Bruno Mars and released by J Storm Inc..
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