News Fan-funding platform Corite raises over $24,000 for artists in first month Platform says that it has attracted thousands of registered users
News Sentric Music launches fund for emerging artists The Sentric Academy Fund will support 12 artists per year
News Townsend Music hires Ben James as New Business Manager Exec started his career in A&R at Nude Records
News 88Rising inks exclusive global deal with Kobalt Deal expands relationship with Asian music and culture company
News Mark Carter promoted to Principal at business management firm Prager Metis Exec works with musicians, film and TV actors, directors, and athletes
News BDi Music signs composer Marina Elderton in exclusive deal She has composed soundtracks for Film4 and written commercially for the likes of Lynx, Rimmel, NBA, Cadburys and Tesco
Analysis News Is it time for Spotify and other streaming services to increase their prices? Survey finds that more than half of respondents would pay more than $9.99 for a subscription
News DOJ sides with Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights in antitrust lawsuit against commercial radio body GMR filed the suit in US federal court in 2016
News Max Richter signs new global deal with Universal Music Group Partnership is across Decca Records, Decca Publishing and Deutsche Grammophon
News Deezer inks first MENA telco deal with Saudi Telecom Company Streaming company launched in the Middle East in October 2018
News Ole Obermann joins TikTok as Vice President, Global Head of Music Exec was previously Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development at WMG
News UK High Court to allow appeals in Sony & Warner’s copyright infringement lawsuit against TuneIn Company says decision 'is fundamentally bad for freedom of expression on the Internet and cultural diversity'
News Kobalt signs Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to publishing deal Sakamoto has won multiple awards including a Grammy, an Oscar, a BAFTA and two Golden Globes
News Billie Eilish bags $25m Apple TV+ documentary deal – report R.J. Cutler-directed doc has already been filmed
News Rich Christina joins Warner Chappell Music as Senior Vice President of A&R Exec was most recently Senior Vice President and Head of East Coast A&R at Sony/ATV