News Hipgnosis buys music catalog from Jay-Z, Kanye West producer Dion ‘No I.D’ Wilson No I.D. has achieved success with artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Usher, Rihanna, Common, Drake and Ed Sheeran
News TikTok rival Triller inks deal with B2B music company 7Digital for access to global catalog of 80m tracks Deal will see 7Digital provide Triller with access to global catalog of over 80m tracks
News Cox Communications: Our $1bn copyright infringement fine should be cut by $243m because labels included derivative works Cox states that it should pay damages for 2,438 fewer works
News Concord Music Publishing signs songwriter & producer Rodaidh McDonald He has worked with artists such as The xx, Sampha, King Krule, Daughter, Adele and others
News Thomas Rhett signs exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music In addition to his own material, he has written songs for the likes of Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and Old Dominion
News Judge throws out Genius lawsuit accusing Google of copying lyrics Lyrics platform sued the tech giant for “unethical, unfair and anticompetitive” behavior
News Songwriters dealt blow in Spotify royalty rate battle as streaming platforms are granted ‘procedural victory’ in US Appeals Court But that doesn't mean new rates have been rejected or amended (yet, anyway)
News PULSE signs rapper Flo Milli to exclusive global publishing deal Artist has had co-signs from the likes of Cardi B, SZA, Doja Cat, Rico Nasty, Kehlani, and others
News ICM Partners hires music agent Simon Clarkson He will head up the agency’s domestic Electronic Music Department
News Justin Seltzer promoted to General Manager of Blue Note Records Seltzer previously served as Vice President of Blue Note
News Sony/ATV signs worldwide deal with songwriter & artist Jozzy Jozzy has collaborated with the likes of Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Usher and others
News Spotify’s busy with podcasts – but it hasn’t given up on launching hardware Company is hiring for a Head of Hardware Commercial Development
News Zara Larsson music pulled from Apple Music in China following criticism of state (report) Artist ends partnership with Chinese device maker Huawei
News Simon Fuller partners with TikTok to find new pop supergroup Members of the group will be found via an in-app audition process on TikTok
News Big Hit Entertainment granted preliminary approval for IPO in South Korea Company applied for a pre-IPO review with the Korea Exchange in May