News Universal Music Africa and Grammy-winning Senegalese artist Youssou NDour ink global partnership UMA signs deal with Youssou NDour and his company, Youssou Ndour & TBI Publishing SA
News Clive Black joins Primary Wave in the UK to focus on catalog acquisitions of ‘iconic and legendary song writers’ 'Clive is a force in the music industry in the UK,' says Larry Mestel, Founder & CEO of Primary Wave Music
Analysis News Adele returns with 30: Here’s 5 things we know about the superstar’s new album so far No featured artists, new collaborators, and at least one "hypnotic" track
News Another $50m+ music deal, as Primary Wave buys stake in Bing Crosby estate He has sold close to 1 billion records worldwide
Analysis News From the rise of the investment giants to Adele’s return: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News Universal Music India launches new label VYRL Punjabi in partnership with composer Jatinder Shah VYRL launched in 2018 as an artist platform specifically designed to challenge Bollywood’s music dominance in India
News TikTok names six certified Sound Partners including Songtradr, MassiveMusic, UnitedMasters and Epidemic Sound Sound Partners fall into two sub-specialties: Custom Sound and Subscription Sound
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