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'.
News Hannah Haines appointed Head of Publicity at 10K Projects Exec joins 10K Projects from Interscope Records
News TikTok commits $375m to COVID-19 relief efforts 'We want to magnify all we are seeing across our community and translate it into concrete relief for those most affected by this crisis.'
News Sony invests $400m in Chinese video streaming platform Bilibili Sony has acquired a 4.98% stake in the company
News SoundExchange hits $7bn in lifetime royalty distributions SoundExchange also distributed a total of $224m during Q1 2020
News Spotify enables more artists & businesses to run audio ads as self-serve ‘Ad Studio’ moves out of beta and expands into 18 new markets 'Ad Studio marks the start of a new chapter.'
News London’s BST Hyde Park 2020 canceled due to Coronavirus 'It is with great sadness that we have made the difficult decision to cancel BST Hyde Park 2020.'