News Songtrust expands global leadership team with hiring of Rob Wetstone as Head of Client Relations Exec was previously a VP of Digital Strategy and Operations at RED Distribution/The Orchard
News UK promoters Rockfeedback, One Inch Badge & Kilimanjaro create new live joint venture, FORM Rockfeedback and One Inch Badge stage in excess of 600 shows every year across the UK
News Vevo expands into Australia and New Zealand, hires Shazam exec Steve Sos to lead new operations Platform has 10m monthly unique viewers in Australia and 2.2m in New Zealand
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment picks underwriters for IPO (report) Total valuation could be as high as $5bn, say reports
News Peermusic signs exclusive deal with Jason Aldean collaborator Michael Dulaney Dulaney has seven No.1 songs to his credit
Uncategorized UMPG Nashville signs hit songwriter Caitlyn Smith to global deal She wrote Like I’m Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend
News UK-based Chrysalis Records re-launches as frontline label Label partners with Partisan Records for first signing, Laura Marling
News US recorded music revenues hit $11.1bn in 2019 and streaming accounted for nearly 80% of it The RIAA has published its 2019 Year-End US Music Industry Revenue Report
News France’s recorded music market was worth $867m last year, up 5.4% year-on-year Streaming accounted for 59% of total revenue
News Anghami says it’s already been approached by ‘multiple parties’ interested in buying the company Co-founder Elie Habib was recently interviewed by CNN
News Believe and Nuclear Blast team up to launch Blood Blast Distribution ‘dedicated to extreme music’ Blood Blast provides distribution to over 200 digital streaming and download platforms
News Sarita Borge appointed as Senior Manager at YMU Group Borge joins from First Access Entertainment
News Video games giant SEGA invests in India-based music service Flutin Independent artist-focused platform claims to have over 300,00 daily users
News Republic Records enters strategic alliance with K-Pop Powerhouse JYP Entertainment for TWICE New music to be released worldwide soon
News K-Pop has been streamed for more than 134bn minutes on Spotify since 2014 There have been more than 41bn K-Pop streams on the platform to date