News 4th Floor Creative Group President Cassandra Gracey to speak at The Great Escape 2019 Gracey is among the first 40 speakers announced for the UK conference
News TIDAL lets users mute artists and tracks Tracks and artists can be blocked from appearing in My Mix and Artist and Track Radio playlists
News Article 13 rift grows in music biz as Copyright Directive talks resume The final phase of talks begin this week
News Suzanne Smith leaves UK public performance joint venture PPL PRS Smith has been Managing Director since April 2017
News She Is The Music reveals partnerships and funding to further equality initiatives SITM is a nonprofit focused on achieving equality for women across the music industry
News Siri co-founder Tom Gruber’s new music startup LifeScore joins Abbey Road Red tech incubator LifeScore is an adaptive music platform
News Primary Wave Music Publishing partners with Gaither Music Group Gaither comprises a label, publishing company, video production company and concert tour platform
News Scooter Braun-led Ithaca Holdings acquires and partners with Richard Stumpf’s Atlas Music Publishing Atlas will continue to do business out of its established New York, Los Angeles and Nashville offices
News Venue management firms AEG Facilities and SMG merge to form ASM Global ASM will be headquartered in Los Angeles
News Article 13 disaster for music biz, joy for YouTube, as labels call for EU copyright bill to be cancelled "We would rather have no Directive at all than a bad Directive," say rightsholders
News Hit songwriter Ashley Monroe inks publishing deal with Low Country Sound & Warner/Chappell Nashville Monroe has written No. 1 hits for Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert
News Gobal’s DAX to be Slacker Radio’s exclusive US audio sales partner Slacker Radio was acquired by LiveXLive Media for $50m in 2017
News AWAL signs Danish singer/songwriter Hugo Helmig Deal offers marketing, campaign promotion, synch licensing and global distribution
News Warner/Chappell signs global publishing deal with songwriter & producer Joe Kearns Kearns has worked with artists including Ellie Goulding
News United Talent Agency signs Troy Carter, Spotify’s former Global Head of Creator Services Carter will focus on ventures in verticals such as film, TV and theater