News Spirit Music Group acquires master recordings of Tim McGraw originally released by Big Machine Deal includes masters for three of McGraw’s albums
News Vevo strikes distribution deal with Australian telco Telstra Deal follows platform's expansion into Australia and New Zealand earlier this year
News Round Hill Music signs Craig David to global publishing deal He has released 23 UK Top 40 singles and nine UK Top 40 albums
News Streaming pushed Spain’s record industry revenues up 4% to $158m in H1 2020… despite pandemic 'The fact that the industry has proven to be resilient to the Covid crisis in the first half of 2020 is very rewarding.'
News Downtown signs deal to represent Wu-Tang Clan publishing catalog 'Wu-Tang Clan isn’t just one of hip-hop’s most influential groups, it’s an iconic institution in every sense of the word.'
News Quincy Jones inks exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Deal also includes works by several songwriters under the umbrella of Jones’s company
News AWAL signs global deal with Joesef 'Joesef is a special talent and we are hugely ambitious for what he can achieve.'
News Kareem Chin appointed SVP, Head of Investor Relations at Warner Music Group Chin joins WMG from iHeartMedia, where he was SVP, Head of Investor Relations
News African music service Mdundo raises $6.4m by listing on Danish Stock exchange Service has 5 million monthly users, and a current valuation of around $16m
News Big Hit, headed for a $4bn valuation, hands $54m in shares to BTS members ahead of IPO Bang Si-hyuk's stake in Big Hit is currently worth comfortably over $1 billion
News Spotify appears to be building a karaoke feature – just as Twitch shuts down Sings Karaoke app Twitch Sings to shut on January 1, 2021
News TikTok bags exclusive premiere of David Guetta & Sia’s new single Let’s Love "We can't wait to hear the track and see how our community embrace the music, sharing their own Let's Love stories and creations with David."
News Sony Music and YouTube launch global competition challenging creators to produce music videos for original compositions by Hans Zimmer Winning videos will be released as official music videos for compositions from The World of Hans Zimmer album
News Last month, TikTok launched music distribution. Now, its users can sell merch direct to fans. After UnitedMasters tie-up, TikTok inks deal with Teespring, which works with over 300,000 creators
News Esther-Mireya Tejeda appointed Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at SoundExchange Exec was previously Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications at Entercom