News Cherry Red acquires UK label Dome Records from directors Peter and Santosh Robinson Among artists who have been released on Dome are Lulu, Beverley Knight, Incognito, Hil St Soul, the James Taylor Quartet
News Bruno Crolot to leave Spotify for a role at Believe Exec originally joined Spotify as General Manager for France and Benelux in 2016
News Universal’s GTS acquires Latin Music management company RLM The company was founded by Rosa Lagarrigue in 1980
News Recognition Music forms Senior Advisory Group, welcoming Matt Spetzler as Chairman, plus Lisa Alter and David H Johnson as members Spetzler is the founder of Jamen Capital and a veteran technology and media investor
News Rob Stevenson, Matt Signore launch new label ALTER, backed by Firebird Stevenson and Signore were both previously in leadership roles at 300 Entertainment
News SoundCloud ‘fixes’ AI policy following backlash; CEO Eliah Seton says ‘AI should support artists, not replace them’ Policy change was quietly made to SoundCloud's terms and conditions in February 2024
News Sony Music renews multi-year licensing deal with Tencent Music Entertainment News was revealed within the Q1 financial filing published Tuesday morning by TME
News Matt Ellis appointed Chief Financial Officer of Universal Music Group Most recently, Ellis served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Verizon Communications
Analysis News Robert Kyncl talks M&A strategy, A&R spend, AI regulation, and more on Warner Music’s latest earnings call Warner Music Group's CEO discussed the company's calendar Q1 results with analysts today (May 8)
Analysis News Warner Music Group generated $1.48bn in calendar Q1 2025; subscription streaming revenues rose 3.2% YoY Warner Music Group has issued its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (calendar Q1 – the company’s fiscal Q2).
News Universal Music Group slams ‘wild conspiracies’ from Drake lawyers, moves to dismiss lawsuit UMG asks the court to dismiss Drake's amended complaint with prejudice
News US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission launch public inquiry into live music business Agencies launch public inquiry under President Trump’s executive order
News Bakar hit ‘Hell N Back’ subject of lawsuit alleging it infringed a sample – and that a company is claiming ‘false’ ownership of the original work TufAmerica claims that one of the defendants has been falsely claiming ownership of the composition
News Warner Music Group launches WMG Pulse app for artists and songwriters to track streams, earnings, and fan engagement Platform in beta with 100+ artists and songwriters
News Sony Music Publishing wins 2025 Publisher of the Year at ASCAP Pop Music Awards SMP songwriters honored for their work across 28 top-performing songs