Analysis News Who’s the biggest music publisher in the world? Sony's music publishing companies turned over more than a billion dollars in the first nine months of 2019
News Ed Howard and Briony Turner named Co-Presidents of Atlantic Records UK Well-regarded duo succeed Ben Cook, who left Atlantic in October
Interviews Brandon Creed: ‘Real artists are breaking very big, very fast… because there’s a thirst for superstars.’ Brandon Creed on modern management and building the careers of megastars like Bruno Mars and Lizzo
News Having spent $665m on songs, Hipgnosis now owns slices of Shape Of You and Uptown Funk Fund says that it now co-owns over 11,000 songs
Analysis News The major labels will generate over $14bn in 2019, as Warner bucks trend of streaming slowdown (just) Some very impressive news for Universal, Sony and Warner... and a warning sign?
News Warner launches $650m fund to do battle with music’s big spenders Most of the equity in Tempo fund comes from Providence Equity Partners
News Dirty Hit inks global digital distribution deal with Ingrooves "UMG’s acquisition of Ingrooves is a perfect marriage of Dirty Hit’s two core partners and so this deal with Ingrooves, whose footprint is expanding, feels like a natural evolution as we continue to grow."
News Now Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis is buying master rights, as it swoops for Kaiser Chiefs catalog "I’m delighted that Mark, Martin, James, Nick, Ricky and the band have entrusted us with this special catalogue.”
News Tony Harlow named Chairman & CEO of Warner Music UK “Tony has a depth and diversity of experience that few can match," says Max Lousada
News Juice WRLD: BMG, Interscope lead tributes to rapper after he dies aged 21 "Juice made a profound impact on the world in such a short period of time."
News Juice WRLD dies aged 21 following seizure – report Juice WRLD released his second studio album, Death Race for Love, via Grade A / Interscope in March
News Universal launches new ‘A-Pop’ label, Red Records, in partnership with AirAsia Red Records will be lead by Hassan Choudhury, Head of Music for AirAsia Group and former UMG exec
News BMG expands into artist management, partners with Carl Stubner’s Shelter Music Group Hartwig Masuch says BMG will offer managers an attractive revenue share deal to join Shelter Music Group
News German PRO GEMA buys majority stake in digital distributor Zebralution that ‘secures our future viability’ “By taking a stake in Zebralution, GEMA has made a targeted investment that secures its future viability."
News Spotify now has an actual Head of Hits, as Ned Monahan joins from Interscope Monahan appears to be essentially succeeding Mike Biggane at streaming firm