News Range Media Partners inks global distribution deal with Capitol Music Group and Virgin Music for new label Agreement spans all physical and digital distribution
News Universal inks exclusive global deal with Indian music superstar Badshah Multi-year agreement includes future recordings, music publishing rights for non-film compositions, brand licensing and partnerships
News Warner Chappell Music expands presence in Asia with new office in Vietnam Vince Kobler has been appointed as General Manager, Vietnam
News Primary Wave acquires music publishing catalog of songwriter and producer Steve Kipner Included in the sale are several songs from Olivia Newton-John
News Bryan Adams signs global recordings deal with BMG Agreement is his first new label deal in more than 40 years
Analysis News Spotify subscriptions grew to 165m in Q2, up by 7m on the previous quarter Spotify published its financial results for Q2 2021 today (July 28)
News Having paid out $150m to creators, BeatStars launches Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service BeatStars says that "everyone" can now sign up to its Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service
News After buying The Killers catalog, Eldridge invests in fan engagement startup Laylo $5m-backed platform has worked with the likes of Calvin Harris and Dillon Francis
News Concord Music Publishing acquires catalog of Grammy Award-winning songwriter Lori McKenna Concord will co-publish McKenna in partnership with Creative Nation and PULSE Music Group, going forward
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide expands into Italy and Russia Company has also made several key hires across Central Europe, India, and Latin America
News Warner Music Spain partners with esports team MAD Lions, owned by $79m-backed OverActive Media OverActive Media counts The Weeknd as an investor
News Tencent Music given 30 days to end exclusive deals with global labels in China China’s State Administration of Market Regulation has ordered TME to give up its exclusive label deals in the territory
News Universal Music Group inks licensing deal with TikTok rival Lomotif App been downloaded over 225 million times globally
News Jay Z’s Roc Nation to launch new multimedia brand, EDITION EDITION will launch across print, digital, social and 'experiential activations'
News Livestream startup LiveControl raises $30m in Series A round New round brings LiveControl's total funding to $33m