News Concord unveils inaugural advisory board Darien Dash, Marc Geiger, Tom Whalley and Jake Wisely will be among the members of the advisory board headed up by Scott Pascucci
Analysis News ‘Super-Premium’ music subscription tiers coming in 2025, and 3 other things we learned from Universal Music’s Boyd Muir at the Morgan Stanley conference UMG has 1,300 stores in its direct-to-consumer business, and the profit margins are huge
News Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music acquires The Wombats publishing catalog Company has acquired the publishing rights to the band's first four albums
News Bell Partners and Larrosa form strategic alliance, backed by $350m in investments, to acquire music catalogs and companies Bell Partners was founded by veteran writer, producer and executive Hayden Bell
News Universal Music strikes ‘landmark’ strategic distribution deal with China’s Modern Sky Founded in 1997, Modern Sky is home to a roster of over 150 artists
News After raising $165m at a $1bn valuation, Create Music Group acquires UK-based label Ostereo Ostereo founder Howard Murphy to exit the company
Analysis News Shazam tops 100 billion song recognitions since launch Shazam notes that’s equivalent to 12 songs identified for every person on Earth
News Partisan, the independent label home of IDLES and Blondshell, inks global distribution deal with Virgin Music Group Partisan is home to artists such as IDLES, Blondshell, PJ Harvey, Cigarettes After Sex, Laura Marling, Ezra Collective, and more
News Nashville hitmaker Matt Alderman sells catalog to Anthem Entertainment Anthem has also signed a publishing deal with the hitmaking country songwriter
News AEG sues Young Thug for breach of contract after $16M catalog sale (report) The live entertainment company says Young Thug sold a repertoire of songs that were collateral for a loan
News Court asked to review Ed Sheeran ‘Thinking Out Loud’ legal victory The owner of part of the rights to Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On is arguing in front of an appeals court to reinstate a case against Ed Sheeran
News Lucy Huang appointed Chief Technology & Product Officer at TuneCore Exec will be responsible for the company’s development and strategic direction of new technology and products
News HarbourView acquires master royalty income of Grammy-winning Jazz star George Benson Benson has released 36 studio albums and eight live albums
Interviews ‘I love seeing how far dance music has come. This is not a fad.’ Mariesa Stevens, Partner and Vice President at specialist live agency Liaison Artists, on the growth and power of dance music - and putting the importance of putting the fan experience first
Interviews Key Songs in the Life Of… Maykel Piron CEO & Co-founder of legendary dance music label and now major force in copyright acquisition selects his personal magnificent seven
News Kevin Lipson appointed Chief Revenue Officer at Republic Records Lipson will oversee revenue strategy at Universal's East Coast-based group of labels, including Republic, Mercury, Def Jam, and Island
News Suno, after being sued by the majors for copyright infringement, launches V4, which it says takes AI music creation ‘to the next level’ The company has also hired Jack Brody, formerly of Snap, as its Chief Product Officer
News Taylor Lindsey promoted to Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Nashville Ken Robold also named President and Chief Operating Officer of Sony Music Nashville