News Irving Azoff buys Beach Boys rights in what looks likely to be a $100m-plus deal Deal includes sound recordings, brand, select musical compositions and memorabilia
News Universal launches Virgin Music Label & Artist Services around the world, rebranding Caroline and Caroline International Virgin Music Label & Artist Services leadership teams appointed in the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan & Latin America
News Jill Pedone joins Sumerian Records as Chief Strategy Officer Company also plans to expand into London later this year
News Big Hit and Universal ‘rewrite global music history’ with joint K-pop label, expanded partnership Global search for K-pop boy band set to begin in 2022 as Bang Si-Hyuk and Sir Lucian Grainge announce new pact
News Spotify bins Secret Genius, launches Noteable hub for songwriters, producers and publishers Noteable to act as 'one central space for the community,' says SPOT
News Grammy-winning artist and songwriter Jacob Collier renews publishing deal with Concord Deal includes Collier’s full catalog and future works
News Spotify, Apple and others pay $424.38m in historical Unmatched Royalties to Mechanical Licensing Collective 'This is a massive win for music creators and the streaming services themselves,' says NMPA President & CEO David Israelite
News Warner Chappell enters publishing partnership with Atlanta record label LVRN Partnership is spearheaded by LVRN founders Tunde Balogun and Justice Baiden
News Another giant podcast buy: iHeartMedia to acquire Triton Digital for $230m Acquisition is the latest of iHeartMedia’s investments in the audio technology space
News Ditto Music launches training initiative for people from minority and working-class backgrounds Initiative will be comprised of a Training Programme and Music Industry Fair & Networking Event
News Rebecca Dixon promoted to Head of Marketing & Promotions at Various Artists Management Company's roster of clients include Ashnikko, Tom Grennan, Supergrass, Loyle Carner & La Roux among others
News Tencent joins $57m investment round in music licensing platform Pex Investment to help company scale its Attribution Engine (AE) licensing technology
Interviews ‘Breaking Japanese artists internationally has never been easy. But barriers are crumbling…’ In this feature, we speak to Kaz Kobayashi, President and CEO of Warner Music Japan
News Warner Music Group buys minority stake in Saudi Arabia’s Rotana Music Deal will expand WMG’s presence in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region
News Former senior White House official Mona Sutphen to join Spotify Board of Directors Sutphen served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for President Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2011