News Prager Metis buys entertainment business of UK-based accountants, Ling Phipp New York-based business management firm swoops for British company division
News SoundCloud launches Discover Weekly-style new music playlist 'SoundCloud Weekly playlists will feature multiple times more creators than are featured in playlists on other streaming services'
News Warner Music and [PIAS]-owned Inertia merge physical distribution operations in Australia The Music Distribution Coalition arrives
News Spotify and Apple both took billboards in Times Square promoting the same artist (and it wasn’t Drake) Nina Nesbitt, who releases independently via Cooking Vinyl, wins double promotional push
News James Grant Group close to $140m+ sale to Trilantic Capital Partners Deal, in closing stages, would see JGG unleash "aggressive transatlantic expansion"
News Official: Apple’s $400m buyout of Shazam has been cleared in Europe No divestments or concessions required in big money deal, finds EC
News Concord Music hires Tina Funk to expand publishing division in Germany Funk was formerly General Manager at Vevo Germany
News BMG Production Music expands into Southeast Asia, announces key executive hires Eighth office adds to growing global presence
News Spain’s recorded music market grew by less than 1% in first half of 2018 Marginal rise recorded despite 53% growth in revenues from subscription streaming
News RCA Records promotes Val Pensa to Senior Vice President, Pop/Rock Marketing New title arrives after success with Sia, Britney Spears, Tinashe, Cam, Grace, Kygo and Snakehips
News Machine Management acquired by James Grant Group Home of Clean Bandit, Mika and more joins Los Angeles-based Deckstar at JGG
News Ryan Farley named Managing Director of Cooking Vinyl Publishing Ex-Warner/Chappell exec joins Martin Goldschmidt and team in London
News Sentric launches white label catalogue management tool RightsApp platform 'makes Sentric tech available to everyone'