News Ericka Coulter joins Warner Records as SVP of A&R Coulter was most recently VP of A&R at Epic Records
News Damon Dash insists he’s entitled to sell share of Jay Z’s Reasonable Doubt as NFT – despite being sued by Roc-A-Fella Records 'This lawsuit is meritless, misstates the facts and is an attempt to prevent me from selling something that I have the legal right to sell,' says Damon Dash
News BMG inks deal with gaming platform Roblox, including back-dated payments for previous music use 'We are delighted to embrace the opportunities Roblox presents.'
News Indian Music Industry launches country’s first International Top 20 Singles Chart based on streaming data Data will be aggregated from Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music
News Janelle Monáe signs global deal with Sony Music Publishing Grammy-nominated superstar inks deal alongside songwriters and producers Nate Wonder and Chuck Lightning
News Ernst Trapp promoted to President, Global E-Commerce and Retail at WEA Trapp will continue to oversee operations at EMP as CEO
News Alejandro Duque named as next President of Warner Music Latin America, succeeding Iñigo Zabala Duque joins Warner Music from Universal Music
News George Michael estate inks exclusive global deal with Sony Music UK’s merch company Kontraband Deal expands on the Estate’s existing partnership with Sony Music UK
News Songtradr raises $50m in series D funding round Company has raised over $100m to date, valuing the firm at over $300m
News Sony Music Australia boss Denis Handlin exits after 50+ years with the company Departure announced via an internal email on Monday June 21
Interviews Round Hill Records buys more masters, makes new hires and opens Nashville HQ Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss and Round Hill Records President Joe Calitri tell MBW about the company's recorded music activities
News Primary Wave raises $375m investment from Oaktree Capital, sells minority stake Larry Mestel says: "This is an exciting new chapter for the entire company as we continue to grow and evolve our business.”
News Primary Wave and Universal’s Virgin Music ink global deal Gaither Group labels and Sun Records to deliver first releases under deal
News Shamrock, the firm that bought Taylor Swift’s masters, closes new $1bn growth fund Firm has around $3.5bn of total assets under management
News Universal Music Group inks exclusive partnership with $28.5m-backed fitness technology startup Liteboxer Beat-based boxing platform will feature UMG’s artist roster