Interviews Round Hill: Our $375m IPO will be good news for songwriters Josh Gruss and Neil Gillis on their new public fund, Hipgnosis – and the future of music rights ownership
News BMG expands into live music, buying majority stake in German concert promoter Undercover CEO Hartwig Masuch explained last month that super-fan data was a big reason behind his interest in live
Analysis News Universal Music Group just generated over a billion dollars from streaming in a single quarter… during a global pandemic Vivendi-owned company has already posted over $400m more from streaming in 2020 than it did at the same stage of 2019
News Universal Music Group will IPO in 2022, confirms Vivendi Music company parent puts firmer date on Universal's flotation plan
News Warner IPO saw group of senior execs share $593m result from long-term incentive plan Stock-based compensation realized for long-term employees following successful flotation on the Nasdaq
News Warner Music Group expects annual revenue to top $4.4bn in FY2020, with streaming up over $260m YoY In a nutshell, WMG is expecting a flat-ish year, with recorded music revenue slightly down and music publishing revenue slightly up
News Warner Music Group raises $250m in debt to fund future acquisitions (Update) New influx of money adds to WMG's $532m in cash and cash equivalents to boost spending power
News TuneCore has paid indie artists over $2bn to date – and is now paying them over $400m per year Fresh statistics shine a light on the growth of one of DIY distribution's biggest names
News L.A Reid sells his catalog to Hipgnosis, joins Advisory Board of Merck Mercuriadis’ related company Reid's catalog, comprising 162 songs, is now property of Hipgnosis
Interviews Guy Moot on A&R, Warner Chappell… and ‘signing real quality’ Guy Moot has been global CEO of Warner Chappell for 18 months. Fresh from hiring a new head of the UK, Moot tells his story, then and now…
News Downtown ‘exploring strategic options’ with Raine Group – including possible sale MBW confirms that New York-based company is exploring a range of options for its future ownership
News Round Hill set to IPO new fund on London Stock Exchange next month, raising $375m Josh Gruss-led company intends to launch a new fund in London next month
News Universal is building its own hotels, including a $1.2bn complex in Mississippi UMUSIC hotels will house their own live music venues and a "music-first experience for guests".
News Sony Music UK boss Jason Iley awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours "I am immensely grateful to have worked with some of the most talented artists in the world and this is truly a career highlight."
News Universal signs Richard Ashcroft to global music publishing admin deal "It’s so good to be reunited with him and his wonderful catalog of songs all these years later," says UMPG's UK boss, Mike McCormack