News Former SYCO A&R Russell Hunt to head up Tigerspring’s UK expansion; first signings announced Company was founded in 2007 by Christian Møller and Søren Winding
News Pro Music Rights sues ‘the entire music industry’ for allegedly ‘running an illegal cartel’ Lawsuit was filed in Connecticut federal court Monday (March 9)
News Kobalt promotes Julie Hurwitz & Rob Christensen to Co-Heads of Synch & Brand Partnerships They will be responsible for overseeing Kobalt Music Publishing's global sync team
News TikTok launches ‘Transparency Center’ – but the NMPA blasts service for ‘not using music legally’ New facility to allow 'outside experts' to see how the platform moderate content on the platform
News Lila Gerson joins talent agency APA as SVP-Strategic Marketing & Brand Partnerships Exec most recently served as SVP, Global Marketing & Communications at Nielsen Entertainment
News Concord signs global publishing deal with producer & songwriter Cam Blackwood He produced both of George Ezra’s UK No.1 albums
News Music licensing startup SyncFloor hires Shellie Lewis as Business Development Manager Exec has previously worked with Sony and Universal
News Mojo Music & Media acquires complete publishing catalog of Larry Gatlin Deal includes publishing and songwriter interests in around 300 songs
News TuneCore & Believe launch new hip hop and R&B artist services brand, PIVTL Projects First artist signings are Joey Trap and Elliott Trent
News ICM Partners acquires UK-based Primary Talent International Primary Talent will continue to operate under the Primary banner out of London with no management changes
News Spotify unveils new RADAR global emerging artist program 'RADAR will become an influential program for up-and-coming artists across all genres worldwide'
News Led Zeppelin win Stairway to Heaven copyright battle as 2016 verdict is upheld by US Court of Appeals Lawsuit was brought by Randy Wolfe estate trustee Michael Skidmore in 2014
News Amazon Music hires Kirdis Postelle as Global Head of Artist Marketing "I’m thrilled to be joining a team that’s leading the industry toward developing campaigns and partnerships that will have a positive impact on music and culture."
News Kobalt signs neighboring rights deal with Secretly Distribution Deal includes recordings by Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Crumb, Mitski, TV On the Radio and others
News Mike Walsh joins UK promoter From the Fields as Development Director Exec was part of the management of XFM (later Radio X) since 2005