News Virgin Music strikes distribution deal with Ghana’s MiPROMO, expanding footprint in Africa MiPROMO handles digital and video distribution for Ghana artists, along with digital and video distribution, social media marketing, web publishing, branding and event activation.
News Lauren Wirtzer joins direct-to-fan music platform EVEN as Chief Operating Officer Lauren Wirtzer, who also spent time at Instagram, will oversee operations, partnerships and expansion at EVEN.
News Iconoclast partners with Vermillio to monitor use of Tony Bennett’s name, image, voice and likeness on gen-AI systems The collaboration will use Vermillio's TraceID technology to scan the internet and AI models for unlicensed uses of Bennett's likeness.
News Live Nation to issue $1.3bn in convertible bonds for debt refinancing The company plans to use the capital to repay or refinance existing debt and fund new venues
News Warner Chappell inks global publishing deal with indie label Rico o Muerto, co-founded by regional Mexican superstar Oscar Maydon Label was co-founded by Oscar Maydon and manager and songwriter Alexis 'Chachito' Fierro
News OpenAI’s Sora promises ‘unprecedented realism’ in AI-generated videos – talent giant WME just opted out its entire roster OpenAI notified talent agencies and studios that their copyrighted characters will be used by Sora unless the rights holders explicitly opt out
News Music superfans drive spending beyond concerts, merch and streaming, Vevo study reveals The annual Vevo Media Tracker found that 66% of fans would consider buying from brands advertising around music videos.
News Tuned Global acquires London-based AI audio search firm Figaro.ai Figaro’s technology makes music catalogs more searchable through automated tagging and content detection.
News BMG and Spotify ink new US direct publishing licensing deal Companies said that the deal is "designed to deliver greater value to songwriters and their teams".
News Isabel Garvey to exit as Chief Operating Officer of Warner Music UK Garvey joined Warner as COO in 2023 and was previously MD of London's legendary Abbey Road Studios
News Samantha Saturn exits role as Chief Marketing Officer at SESAC Music Group Saturn says she's about to start "a new chapter" in the music industry, but hasn't offered details
News Richard Stumpf’s Hawkeye Music teams up with Tesseract with $50m in capital to acquire music rights The partnership brings together Stumpf’s expertise in catalog acquisitions with Tesseract’s expertise in the merchandise licensing business
News Michael Kümmerle, TikTok’s Global Head of Music Partnership Development, exits Widely-respected exec joined TikTok in 2021 as Head of Music Operations, DECEE
News Mark Ronson’s Zelig Music forms publishing joint venture with PULSE Music Group Swedish artist-producer Thea Gustafsson, known professionally as Becky and the Birds, is their first signing.
News HYBE takes wraps off US-based services arm with a global focus… and it’s working with independent artists and labels To lead HLS, Los Angeles-based Ryan Hyeong Woo Noh has been promoted to Chief Business Officer (CBO) of HYBE AMERICA