News Jacob Fain joins Elektra as SVP, A&R after 13 years with Sony/ATV Fain was most recently SVP, A&R and Research/Analytics at Sony/ATV
News UMPG inks global deal with Electric Feel Entertainment to launch Electric Feel Publishing Europe First signings include German rap producers Minor2Go, Palazzo and Jumpa
News Following Tencent investment, A&R platform Instrumental launches $13m fund to invest in independent artists Fund will be deployed immediately to artists with qualifying tracks, as identified by the company’s platform
News Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million dollar deal’ to buy music publishing catalog and master royalty stream from rock band Disturbed Included in the deal is Disturbed’s hit Down With The Sickness
News After calling Universal ‘music’s most innovative company’, now Spotify says UMG is ‘willing to lean in more aggressively’ than its rivals to SPOT’s marketing tools "Our hope and expectation will be that other labels, both the big ones [and] small ones will lean in more aggressively over time."
News The Killers sell music publishing catalog to Eldridge, including hits like Mr. Brightside and Human The Killers have sold 28m albums worldwide
News Bandcamp expands into ticketed livestreams, with Bandcamp Live Platform is waiving its 10% fee for livestreams until March 31, 2021
News Sony-backed music creation startup Tully, founded by Joyner Lucas and manager Dhruv Joshi, launches new premium Platform 'We continue to be impressed by their creative-first approach to Tully’s product evolution,' says Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business and US Sales, Sony Music Entertainment
News VR platform Sensorium Galaxy’s in-world tokens now listed and trading on cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex Company expects that more than 1.8m users will use SENSO Tokens by the end of 2022
News SoundCloud launches profile verification ‘to help well-known artists stand out’ Eight artists including Billie Eilish, Wiz Khalifa and Trippie Redd have already been verified
News Amy Cranford promoted to SVP, Administration at Sony/ATV Nashville Cranford is responsible for overseeing Sony/ATV’s administration initiatives
News Shazam surpasses 200m monthly active users worldwide Tones and I’s single Dance Monkey also named as the most-Shazamed track ever
News Despite the pandemic, Big Hit Entertainment generated revenues of $436m in the first 9 months of 2020 New results shine light on BTS label's progress in IPO year
News Sony/ATV and Bleeding Fingers expand opportunities for Black composers with USC Screen Scoring Diversity Scholarship The scholarship is part of Sony Music Group’s Social Justice Fund efforts
News Maria Weaver named President of WEA, Warner Recorded Music’s global artist and label services network Weaver was most recently Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Comcast Advertising