News LANDR launches Pro Network, a business management and digital marketplace platform New service gives engineers, producers, session musicians, songwriters and composers access to a wide range of services and tools online
News TikTok partners with The Prince Estate to bring artist’s full catalog to the platform TikTok users can now create videos soundtracked to Prince songs
News Sony/ATV Nashville signs Grammy-winning songwriter Josh Kear to worldwide publishing deal He has written songs for Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley and others
News Guillermo Gonzalez promoted to President of Warner Music Iberia He succeeds José Carlos 'Charlie' Sanchez who is stepping down after 13 years
News Dutch producer Avedon signs record deal with Warner Music Benelux His music has generated more than 1.5bn streams worldwide
News Justin Bieber files $20m defamation lawsuit over assault allegations Lawsuit was filed in California on June 25
News UMG partners with Italy’s Sugar Music for global distribution, including film scores by Nino Rota & Ennio Morricone Agreement extends 25-year relationship between the two companies
News Outdustry launches new music publishing company in China Company has also inked a sub-publishing partnership with Reservoir
News Livestream company StageIt hires ex-Dubset CEO Stephen White Founder Evan Lowenstein moves to the role of Executive Chairman
News Lucy Dickins upped to Co-Head of Music at WME, Marc Geiger exits after 17 years Dickins was previously Head of the company’s UK Music division
News Universal to conduct research into racial disparity in the music business via Annenberg partnership Partnership will conduct new research to determine the extent to which men and women of color are excluded from music’s leadership ranks
News TaP Music supports lawsuit against Trax Records brought by artists Larry Heard & Robert Owens, seeking ‘not less than’ $1m in damages 'We are simply seeking justice and fairness.'
News Universal signs Sunnee, former member of China’s most popular girl group Rocket Girls 101 Forthcoming single, By Your Side, will be released worldwide on June 26
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News Allen Grubman hack is not going away: Universal data allegedly up for auction, with a starting price of $1 million Documents associated with Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, MTV and Bad Boy Entertainment also allegedly up for auction