News Amazon ‘still very much business as usual’ for record labels in the UK, says distributor Proper Music "I think music finds itself further up the pecking order than maybe people thought it would."
News Sound City 2020 moves to September, launches live streaming platform to financially support artists 'Guesthouse' platform will carry an introductory £4.99 subscription price
News Katy Perry’s $2.8m Dark Horse copyright infringement verdict has been overturned Appeal was filed against the original verdict in October 2019
News As concert income drops, could fan investments create a new revenue stream for artists? Swiss Estus AG invests $1.7m in Austrian fan-funding startup Global Rockstar
News Eurovision Song Contest 2020 called off because of ‘uncertainty created by the spread of COVID-19’ "We ask some patience as we work through the ramifications of this unprecedented decision"
News Concord hires Jeff Van Driel as General Manager, Global Administration Exec spent 11 years at classical label and distributor Naxos
News BDi Music signs Robert Primrose to global publishing deal He has produced soundtracks for brands such as Honda and Sanctuary Spa
News Duff Berschback named Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, Concord Music Publishing He was previously at Sony/ATV Nashville for 13 years
News Live Nation, AEG, CAA, WME, Paradigm and UTA ‘recommend large scale events through the end of March be postponed’ due to Coronavirus Companies have also set up a global COVID-19 task force
News Marathon Artists Director of A&R Jaimie Hodgson exits, launches new venture Found Management He will also explore new ventures in the publishing and records sectors
News Stefan Max promoted to Senior Vice President of A&R for Warner Records His first signing to the label is alternative artist, Sub Urban
News Spirit Music Group inks publishing deal with Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart Spirit will administer his future works
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