News Wise Music Group sells Digital Education division to Private Equity firm Achieve Partners Move marks Wise Music Group's 'transition into a company solely focused on music publishing'
News Blackstone majority-acquires Citrin Cooperman, one of music’s biggest valuation firms In the music industry, Citrin is best known as the home of expert music rights valuer Barry Massarsky and his team
News ATG expands into Spain via acquisition of theater operator SOM Produce SOM Produce sells over 750,000 tickets annually
News Weston Hebert named Vice President of Global Touring at AEG Presents Hebert joins the company from Live Nation, where he most recently served as Talent Buyer
News After buying London’s SARM Studios from producer Trevor Horn, Three Six Zero relaunches iconic recording facility following extensive refurb Three Six Zero Studios is now taking bookings commercially from the music industry
News Spotify fires back at Drake: streaming platform says it has “no economic incentive for users to stream ‘Not Like Us’ over any of Drake’s tracks.” Spotify responds to Drake's allegations of a 30% lower rate in exchange for recommendations
Analysis News Inside the portfolio of businesses owned by Downtown Music – the company Universal is buying for $775m Key facts and stats about the businesses and platforms owned by Downtown today
News Audius and ICE ink multi-territory licensing deal Audius has signed deals with a number of players in music publishing and performing rights over the last several months
News Indie orgs critical of Downtown’s $775m sale to Universal/Virgin Music call for authorities to block deal Independent orgs claim deal will 'distort the global music market'.
News Robert Kyncl talks new talent, new heights, and No.1s Read WMG CEO Robert Kyncl's internal note to staff...
News Martin Mills and IMPALA accuse Universal of ‘land grab’ over Virgin Music’s $775m Downtown acquisition IMPALA has criticized Virgin's planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings in a $775 million deal
News TikTok asks Supreme Court to block US ban TikTok seeks temporary pause to an incoming law that could see the app banned in the market if it's not divested from parent company ByteDance
News US government asks court to reject TikTok’s motion to delay law that could see its app banned in the market TikTok and parent company ByteDance filed an emergency motion asking for a temporary injunction to delay the law
News Antonious Porch, SoundCloud’s General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer to exit; Ama Walton promoted to EVP & General Counsel Porch to join magazine publisher Condé Nast as its new General Counsel in February
News Universal Music Group inks strategic partnership with advertising giant WPP Partnership to focus on audience engagement strategies plus 'ways that AI can better help brands and artists connect'