News Big Deal Music Group signs Hootie & The Blowfish to worldwide publishing admin deal First albumin nearly 15 years scheduled for release on November 1 by UMG Nashville
News YouTube partners with merchandise platform Merchbar Feature to roll out the in the US first and globally in the near future
News Space, a large-scale music, gaming & content creation venue will launch in Stockholm in 2021 with backing from ABBA branding company Pop House Space was founded by industry veterans Gustav Käll, Per Sundin and Lars Blomberg
News Hipgnosis acquires Timbaland catalog Catalog comprises songs performed by Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado
News TikTok is poaching Facebook employees – report CNBC report states that 'more than two dozen employees' have joined from Facebook since 2018
News Deezer signs ad sales deal with Targetspot for five countries Deal covers the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Spain, and Italy
News Courtney Phillips, UMG’s former Director of Brand Partnerships, joins meditation app Calm as Head of Music Exec is tasked with growing Calm’s library of music
News Maciej Woć named Managing Director, Sony Music Entertainment Poland and Eastern Europe Exec founded Muzk Management and East Eventz in 2014,
News UMG content strategist: Podcasts ‘could potentially rival share of ear for music consumption’ Barak Moffitt opens up on the threat to 'share of ear' from podcasts vs. music
News Jessica Hiromoto promoted to Senior Director, Rhythm Promotion for Atlantic Records Exec was previously West Coast Regional Promotion Manager
News Katy Perry appeals Dark Horse copyright infringement judgment Los Angeles jury decided in July that Dark Horse infringed the copyright of 2008 Christian Rap song Joyful Noise by Flame
News As TuneCore’s 250,000 artists get access to Tencent services in China, CD Baby adds another 750,000 CD Baby partners with TME to deliver its catalog of streaming-eligible tracks to QQ Music, KuGou Kuwo
News APRA AMCOS reports record financial year with AUS $471.8m in revenue Digital revenue was AUS $175.4m
News Bandsintown launches 24 global and US city-specific Live Music Charts Charts are powered by Bandsintown data based on interactions of its 50 million registered fans