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Chicago’s Thanksgiving Parade Returns For 90th Year With Floats, Marching Bands And More

DOWNTOWN — Chicago’s annual Thanksgiving parade returns for its 90th year, with classic marching bands, festive floats, live performances, equestrian units and familiar faces. The Chicago Thanksgiving Parade will be 8-11 a.m. Nov. 28. It will travel north along State Street from Ida B. Wells Drive to Randolph Street. The family-friendly parade is free to […]

Qobuz launches ‘first of its kind’ high-fidelity streaming and download service in Japan – Music Business Worldwide

HIgh-fidelity subscription music streaming service Qobuz has announced it’s launching a music streaming service in Japan. The streaming service will join with Qobuz’s existing hi-res music download service in the country to offer a “first of its kind” music streaming and download platform. The “first-of-its-kind” superlative likely refers to the combination of streaming and downloads, […]

NetEase Cloud Music inks deal to give its subscribers in China 30-day exclusive access to releases from K-Pop firm Kakao Entertainment – Music Business Worldwide

Chinese streaming service NetEase Cloud Music is increasingly positioning itself as the place to go for K-pop in China. Its latest move is a deal with South Korea’s Kakao Entertainment that will give NetEase users exclusive access to music distributed by Kakao for 30 days from the moment of its global release. Kakao’s music division […]

Why was Sony Music willing to pay megabucks for Queen and Pink Floyd’s catalogs? – Music Business Worldwide

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next. Only MBW+ subscribers have unlimited access to these articles. One of the biggest music business stories of the year has been missing something: official confirmation. Did Sony Music […]

SESAC Music Group acquires rights management and UGC monetization company HAAWK – Music Business Worldwide

SESAC Music Group has acquired HAAWK, a media software and services company specializing in copyright management and monetization for independent music, film, television, and video catalogs. HAAWK (which stands for Helping All Assets With Knowledge) provides ‘full-service’ administration of YouTube’s Content ID system and Facebook’s Rights Manager platforms (including Instagram), and works with a number […]