News Reservoir buys catalog of songwriter Bob Crewe, including hits by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Deal includes Crewe’s Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons singles including My Eyes Adored You, Walk Like A Man, and Big Girls Don’t Cry
News Grammy Award-winning producer Shooter Jennings joins Concord as Staff Producer Jennings will help to develop the current roster and identify new talent
News Better Noise Music makes chart history in the US as No.1 Active Rock label for third consecutive year Label also saw 34% growth from 12% market share to 16.1% of all Active Rock airplay
News Pro Music Rights founder accepts seven figure settlements in lawsuits against two publicly-traded companies Lawsuits were filed against China Food and Beverage Company and Net Savings Link
News Alistair White promoted to Head of Streaming & Audience,UK Music at YMU He previously held the role of Streaming Strategy and Partnerships Manager
News Roe Williams joins LiveXLive as Global Head of Talent and Artist Partnerships Williams most recently served as the General Manager of the ART@WAR record label
News Wise Music Group buys catalog of Italian film composer Riz Ortolani Ortolani scored over two hundred films
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide expands into France Division will be led by respected independent industry exec Alassane Konaté
News Verizon partners with Simon Fuller ‘to transform storytelling and entertainment’ using 5G, virtual reality and extended reality First project is expected to be a short-form VR experience
News Sony/ATV extends global deal with British songwriter and producer Mark Ralph Ralph has worked on five UK No.1 singles
News Keith Shocklee, co-writer of Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, sells publishing catalog to Reach Music Catalog sale includes classic album tracks by Public Enemy, Ice Cube and LL Cool J
News Sony Music’s The Thread Shop acquires UK-based merch company Probity Probity roster of artists includes Metallica, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paloma Faith, Rage Against The Machine, Robert Plant, Van Morrison and others
News Jean-Sebastien Permal named Director of A&R, Continental Europe and Africa at Sony Music Entertainment Permal will help drive the company’s A&R strategy across the region
News Genius partners with Instagram to launch Lyric Reels Collaboration marks the first official video annotation integration on Genius.com
News MBMB Publishing joins independent licensing agency IMPEL MBMB is the independent publishing arm of UK dance label Cr2 Records