News Grammy Awards 2019 to take place in Los Angeles on February 10 Nominations announced in all 84 categories on December 5
News Matt Sawin promoted to EVP of Caroline at Capitol Music Group Exec steps up from role as SVP of Marketing & Commercial Development
News Global concert sales hit a record high in the first half of 2018… but so did average ticket prices Top 50 best-selling tours of the first half of 2018 generated a record $2.21 billion
News Downtown promotes Lisa Hauptman to Global Head of People Newly created position furthers publisher’s commitment to investing a 'world class team'
News Universal Music Group expands into Nigeria with new HQ led by Ezegozie Eze Jr. News comes less than a week after Universal announced an expansion into French-speaking Africa
News BMG acquires rights to TV music series Live From Daryl’s House Deal adds to BMG audio-visual roster
News ASCAP inks deal to represent producer/composer Junkie XL, who makes switch from BMI Tom Holkenborg has scored movies such as Deadpool, Max Max: Fury Road and more
News BMG shakes up leadership structure in response to company’s ‘surging growth’ Ben Katovsky named COO as Ama Walton becomes Chief HR Officer
Analysis News Spotify is worth more than $33bn, as stock price hits another all-time high Market value of Pandora has also soared over the past three months
News The real story of Drake, Spotify, Apple Music and the record-breaking streams of Scorpion Spotify had a bigger worldwide number in week one - but Apple was king of the US
Interviews ‘I find acts that play to nobody… and I convince people to book them.’ Legendary US agent Tom Windish on his career - and never giving up on an artist
News Atlantic Records Nashville promotes Steve Robertson to GM/SVP of A&R, Pop/Rock Appointment recognizes the continued expansion of Atlantic’s pop/rock A&R team in Nashville
News 32% of Spotify’s leadership team are female, down slightly on 2016 Diversity Data Report published for the first time
News Billboard boss John Amato exits Exit follows a reorganization of the media group under new parent Valence Media