News Aimee Jessiman appointed UK Head of Management at Three Six Zero Jessiman works on global talent such as Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia
News Lightroom has previously produced immersive events for Billie Eilish and Coldplay. Now it’s secured investment and IP from Reservoir Media to create more music experiences Reservoir will provide 'best-in-class IP' for Lightroom’s immersive experiences
News Nightmare for Live Nation? Questions asked as DOJ discovers ticketing ‘kickbacks’ in OVG boss bid-rigging probe Arrangement has come to light as part of the DOJ's investigation into bid-rigging allegations against OVG CEO Tim Leiweke
News EU to launch ‘full-scale’ investigation into UMG’s $775m Downtown deal, Reuters reports The European Commission is reportedly planning to open a "full-scale" investigation into UMG's proposed acquisition of Downtown
Interviews ‘Success is building something that outlasts hype.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Justin Garza, founder of talent management company, the Dream Adopters
Analysis News Chartmetric’s new Make Music Equal report tracks gender representation across 1 million artists Chartmetric analyzes pronoun data on more than 1 million artists from 230 countries and territories
News Orla Lee-Fisher joins Warner as Head of Dual Catalog Strategy, as major steps up M&A activity Exec joins WMG to 'champion' catalogs represented by WMG across both recorded music and music publishing
News Naoki Osada, ex-CEO of Avex USA, launches Nebula17 to break Japanese talent in the US and globally Nebula17 is backed by a group of strategic investors
News Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green’s estate strikes music rights deal with Primary Wave Company to acquire assets in Green’s Rattlesnake music publishing catalog, plus his interest in all compositions written by him, as well as certain recordings
News Sony strikes strategic deal with Dominican Republic’s Alofoke Music, acquires portion of label’s catalog Label was founded by prominent Dominican Republic-based media personality Santiago “Alofoke” Matías
News EMPIRE launches in Nordic region; hires Iman Hazheer to lead expansion across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland Hazheer spent nearly seven years at Spotify, where he led editorial strategy for the Nordics as a Senior Editor
News After being sued by Warner for copyright infringement, DSW files lawsuit against UMG, Sony and BMG seeking court protection over music usage in TikTok, Instagram posts Legal complaint seeks court protection from copyright infringement claims, after receiving demand letters from the music companies
News Oak View Group CEO Timothy Leiweke indicted by DOJ for alleged arena bid rigging scheme Leiweke 'will vigorously defend himself' said spokesperson in a statement, as Oak View Chief Exec steps down
News Hopeless acquires catalog of independent punk label Fat Wreck Chords Label, home to NOFX and other influential punk bands, was founded in 1990 by NOFX’s Fat Mike (Michael John Burkett ) and Erin Burkett
Interviews Rezonate plans to spend $1 billion buying producer catalogs over the next 5 years. Here’s why… and how. MBW's Trailblazers series meets Cam Blackwood and Tom Tyler, co-founders of Rezonate Music Rights