News Recording Academy to expand in Africa and Middle East The expansion aims to provide educational resources, advocate for intellectual property rights, and celebrate the musical heritage of these regions
News Virgin Music Group inks global distribution deal with Neon Gold Records In its 15 years of existence, Neon Gold has amassed 15 billion streams and 10 million album equivalent sales
News BMG outlines new structure for US frontline recorded music teams, led by Jon Loba Separately, BMG has also appointed Alexandra Behrens as SVP of Global People Excellence
News French rights societies SCPP and ADAMI form partnership agreement, with option to merge The two organizations have recognized a need for greater efficiencies in royalty collection
News Stability AI releases free, open-source text-to-audio model that ‘respects creator rights’ Unlike its earlier Stable Audio product, the new Stable Audio Open is designed to make clips for sound design and music creation
News beatBread strikes partnership with music asset and catalog management firm OpenPlay "We don't feel advances should be the deciding factor in a label's choice of delivery options”
News CTS Eventim completes $323M acquisition of Vivendi’s ticketing and festival business Germany's CTS Eventim reportedly beat out AEG to buy the UK-born ticketing business
News The Black Keys cut ties with managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir after tour cancellation (Report) The blues-rock duo's move comes amid a reported decline in ticket sales for some arena tours
News LVRN invests in Afro-Caribbean cultural platform Jerk X Jollof The investment 'underscores our commitment to empowering communities through music and culture,' LVRN says
News Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at 2024 BMI Pop Awards Miley Cyrus’ 'Flowers' was named Song of the Year.
News Adam Salomon appointed Senior Director of A&R at Concord Music Publishing Salomon is a veteran of EMI Music Sweden, Universal Music Sweden and Chosen Music
News Austin Jenkins named Vice President, A&R at Island Records Jenkins was part of the team that discovered Leon Bridges, and played with Bridges on tour
News Merlin launches ‘Merlin Connect’ to provide tech platforms with licensed indie music Merlin developed the new tool in response to growing concerns about artificial intelligence and its impact on artistic creation
News Sacem’s revenues rose 5% to $1.61bn in 2023; Board renews term of CEO Cécile Rap-Veber Thanks to cost efficiencies, royalty collections rose 5%, while payouts to artists rose 17%
News Rimas Publishing and Made in Memphis Entertainment team up to promote ‘cross-cultural’ music creation The first joint project between the two was a five-day songwriting camp in May at MIME's 4U Recording studio