News Global concert sales hit a record high in the first half of 2018… but so did average ticket prices Top 50 best-selling tours of the first half of 2018 generated a record $2.21 billion
News Downtown promotes Lisa Hauptman to Global Head of People Newly created position furthers publisher’s commitment to investing a 'world class team'
News Atlantic Records Nashville promotes Steve Robertson to GM/SVP of A&R, Pop/Rock Appointment recognizes the continued expansion of Atlantic’s pop/rock A&R team in Nashville
News 32% of Spotify’s leadership team are female, down slightly on 2016 Diversity Data Report published for the first time
News Billboard boss John Amato exits Exit follows a reorganization of the media group under new parent Valence Media
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News Major publishers request to remove catalogs from Spanish society SGAE Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing, BMG and Peermusic demand removal of catalogs over 'mistreatment' of international repertoire
News Vivendi in talks to buy Garorock Festival – report Negotiations with event owner are reportedly ongoing
News American Federation of Musicians accused of withholding millions of dollars from musicians Union accused of enforcing contracts from session musicians and background vocalists in perpetuity
News Ultra Records hires Michel Petré as Managing Director in Scandinavia Petré joins the US-based label from Family Tree Music
News Spotify tests lite version of app in Brazil Streaming service runs another territorially restricted test
News Apple is launching a subscription bundle including music, TV and news – report Is the future of subscriptions in multimedia?
News Universal agrees licensing deal with AI-powered video sharing platform Triller Platform aims to become talent-discovery portal
News Sony/ATV, Stellar Songs and MER launch joint publishing venture in Scandinavia Stellar Songs Scandinavia to develop and launch songwriting talent from Scandinavia and emerging markets worldwide