News 5 Seconds of Summer sign global record deal with BMG to release new album The band have sold over 2.5 million concert ticket and amassed over 8 billion streams
News Nepal-based producer Sagun launches lo-fi label Arden Records in collaboration with Platoon Sagun's work has clocked in over 200 millions streams worldwide
News Jeannette Perez promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer at Kobalt Perez will partner with Kobalt CEO, Laurent Hubert, to run the day-to-day operations of the company
News Gresham Rights Management expands into five new markets in West Africa Firm is owned by Gresham Music Group, one of the largest independent music companies in Africa
News Opulous teams up with Lil Pump and EDM star KSHMR to let fans invest in their music Opulous closed a $6.5 million funding round in June
News Coldplay and Warner Music ink long-term deal, via Parlophone and Atlantic Coldplay have sold over 100m albums worldwide and won seven Grammy Awards
News Universal’s Bravado strikes global merchandise partnership with the Spice Girls The Spice Girls have sold more than 90m records globally
News Here’s what women are earning (compared to men) in the UK music industry Three majors plus Spotify and Live Nation reveal their figures as required by UK law
News TikTok’s revenues hit $170.8m in Europe last year, up 545% year-on-year Results revealed in a filing published on the UK's Companies House
News Lyrics platform Musixmatch partners with Gucci on 22,705 songs fashion line Over 500,000 artists now manage their lyrics directly through Musixmatch,
News Qobuz parent company Xandrie acquires Japan’s e-onkyo music Platform acquired from Japanese electronics manufacturer Onkyo Corporation
News Maximilian Kolb promoted to EVP Repertoire and Marketing, Continental Europe at BMG He was previously Managing Director GSA
News Warner Music strikes partnership with $90m-backed influencer text-messaging platform Community Deal marks Community’s first deal with a major music company
News After raising $122m, DICE buys livestreaming platform Boiler Room Merger will see the expansion of both teams across a number of locations
Interviews ‘German hip-hop audiences not only want to listen to the music, they want to be part of the movement.’ Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba, CEO, Sony Music GSA on the company's hip-hop strategy in Germany, breaking artists, and the success of the genre in the country as a whole...