News Hasbro secures exclusive global admin deal with Sony Music Publishing for Peppa Pig, Transformers and more Partnership will see Sony Music Publishing representing Hasbro's global catalog
News TikTok’s rise as a news platform challenges journalists’ influence, Reuters Institute study finds Study examined global news consumption trends
News Alexandra Moore named Chief Business Officer at EMPIRE Exec to lead EMPIRE's efforts to amplify its business footprint on a global scale
News Soundtrack Your Brand closes $15m funding round led by Matt Pincus’ MUSIC Soundtrack Your Brand was founded in 2013 by Ola Sars
News Bipartisan TICKET Act introduced in House in push for transparency around ticket pricing Bill seeks to address issues such as hidden fees, on-sale transparency, buyer protections and more
News SESAC Music Group acquires Nashville-based music administration company Music Services Company will continue to function as a standalone business within SESAC Music Group
News Concord renews partnership with Pan-European licensing hub ICE Core in multi-year deal ICE was formed by three collection societies: PRS for Music (UK), STIM (Sweden) and GEMA (Germany)
News Warner Music Group ventures into games publishing with ‘Invector: Rhythm Galaxy’ WMG parters with game studio, Hello There Games
News Indie distributor Redeye and SESAC’s AudioSalad ink partnership for global digital delivery and technical services AudioSalad was acquired by SESAC Music Group in March of this year
News Firebird and D’Amelio family launch multi-million-dollar talent management venture (report) Firebird was founded by former Ticketmaster exec Nathan Hubbard and ex-KKR partner Nat Zilkha
News After acquiring Soundtrap in 2017, Spotify sells the music making platform back to its founders The streaming giant acquired Stockholm-based platform in November 2017
News As sped-up remixes take over TikTok, Universal releases compilation album of sped-up hits ‘Sped Up Songs: Official Remixes from Viral Creators and Speed Radio' features remixes of tracks by Sam Smith, Lana Del Rey and more
News Nile Rodgers named as Apple Music’s Artist in Residence focusing on Spatial Audio Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio was rolled out on Apple Music in June 2021
News CTM Outlander acquires catalog of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shane McAnally CTM Outlander disclosed its ambition in April 2021 to invest $1 billion in copyrights over the next five years
News Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music acquires publishing catalog of UK production duo Future Cut Duo worked on production and songwriting for Lily Allen's multi-platinum debut album, Alright, Still