News Playwright Fermín Cabal named acting President of Spanish rights society SGAE after Pilar Jurado is voted out by Board of Directors Jurado joined as President in February 2019
News Allen Kovac’s Better Noise Entertainment launches film division Better Noise Films to develop feature films and other original content
News Oana Ruxandra named Chief Digital Officer & EVP, Business Development at Warner Music Group Exec oversees WMG's global digital strategy
News ‘Liberty Media already has far too much control over the music ecosystem’: Artist & consumer rights groups oppose iHeart Media buyout Collective urges DOJ to reject Liberty Media’s potential acquisition of iHeartMedia
News NOW That’s What I Call Music! streaming app, co-owned by Universal & Sony, launches free tier Ad-free service is currently £4.99 per month
News Rock am Ring, Rock im Park & Wacken festivals cancelled as Germany bans major events until August 31 Events posted the news on their respective websites today (April 16)
News Reach Music Publishing and Romanthony estate ink worldwide admin deal Deal covers over 100 songs including share in Daft Punk’s One More Time
News Germany set to ban major events until end of August 2020 (report) Reported ban would affect major music festivals in Germany
News SOCAN Chief Executive Officer Eric Baptiste steps down Jennifer Brown appointed to the role of Interim CEO
News PPL donates $875,000 to music industry COVID-19 hardship funds Donation to be split between relief funds set up by three UK-based organizations
News Because Music appoints Ian Quay as Head of Marketing, United States Exec previously served as General Manager, North America at Ninja Tune
News Sasha Junk promoted to President of KIDZ BOP Exec succeeds former KIDZ BOP President Victor Zaraya
News Sony/ATV teams with music production marketplace BeatStars to provide publishing services to producers & songwriters Sony/ATV will work on behalf of BeatStars’ clients to pitch original songs and beats for sync opportunities & recorded music
News Victor Zaraya named Chief Revenue Officer at Concord Zaraya will work across Music Publishing, Recorded Music and Theatricals
News Swedish audio tech firm Dirac raises $6m; appoints former Spotify exec Jonathan Forster to Board of Directors Forster to 'help catalyze the company’s expansion into the streaming market'.