Billboard In The News

Hip-hop artists dominate USA’s Top Songwriters chart in first half of 2017

Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar and Drake all take Top 5 spots in six months to end of June

ABKCO signs worldwide publishing deal with Dishwalla

Alisa Coleman celebrates signing ' tremendously talented' band

Bill Werde named Director of the Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Ex-Billboard editorial boss will run renowned New York-based curriculum

Cinq Music takes on $20m investment to acquire music rights

Parent GoDigital stumps up cash to buy copyrights and expand internationally

Ex-Warner Bros VP Alison Ball named President of TuneGO Music Group

Ball is also a former A&R executive at the likes of RCA and EMI

Harry Styles helps push Sony Music revenues up 11%, as downloads claim just 13% of firm’s sales

Streaming revenues jump 22% and claim 39% of Sony labels' overall revenues

Sony/ATV signs publishing partnership with ‘social media record label’ Heard Well

Connor Franta's YouTube-led A&R platform strikes a significant new deal

Warner Bros President Dan McCarroll exits label after three years

Former Capitol exec departs amid industry chatter about future of label's leadership