News Derek Wells named Senior Director A&R/Production, Spirit Music Nashville Spirit has also formed a JV with Wells for his 2 Mix Music company
News Logic enters JV with Def Jam for new label BobbyBoy Records First artists to join the label are John Lindahl, Damian Lemar Hudson and Big Lenbo
News MelodyVR to livestream London’s Wireless Festival in virtual reality via new app Partnership follows new app and hardware announcement
Interviews JioSaavn: ‘We’re doing for music what Netflix did for movies.’ The service's CEO, Rishi Malhotra, discusses his company's uniqueness – and the power of parent company Jio
News peermusic appoints Graciela Pechetto as Managing Director, Brazil Current MD Manoel Pinto is retiring after 49 years with peermusic
News TikTok parent hires ex-Deezer exec to run music biz relations in Latin America Executive was previously Head of Music Industry Relations Americas at Deezer
News Music video app Voisey raises funds ahead of US launch A number of high-profile investors have already backed the platform
News Charles Caldas to step down as CEO of Merlin at end of 2019 Caldas to exit role after more than 12 years
News Nitty Gritty Dirt Band manager Steve Schweidel joins Vector Management in Nashville Schweidel brings country rock act Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to Vector
News Big Deal Music Group names Jamie Cerreta, Casey Robison Co-Presidents, Kenny MacPherson upped to CEO All three executives will continue to be based at the company's Los Angeles HQ
News LyricFind: It’s possible that we ‘unknowingly’ pinched Genius lyrics for Google search results Statement addresses claims made in Wall Street Journal article
News Deezer lets users share lyrics on Instagram Stories Deezer users can play the full song direct from Instagram Stories
News iHeartMedia launches Project Listen initiative for advertisers 'Project Listen is about tapping into the scale of audio and moving from the traditionally transactional radio business to the future of audio advertising'
News Music promotion and distribution platform Play MPE hires Faina Shpund as Director of Product Management She will lead product initiatives in the new role
News Pulse Music Group co-CEO Scott Cutler joins NMPA Board He is also a multi-platinum songwriter and record producer