News Virgin Music Label & Artist Services leadership teams appointed in the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan & Latin America
Analysis Blog Henry Semmence, founder and MD of UK-based Absolute Label Services, on what Sony’s acquisition of AWAL means for the wider independent sector
News First projects include Fashion x Music film for YouTube’s Legacy Series and general management of paid live-streams for Universal’s new content studio Mercury Studios
Analysis UK politicians just grilled the heads of the three major labels in the market. It did not go well.
Analysis Ditto Music's Lee Parsons: "A thousand artists earned at least $84,000, just from streaming platforms, and just from the UK, in one year, in 2020."
Analysis But it was a less good year for CD albums, with sales down by nearly a third on 2019
News Label will sign and develop artists across hip hop, UK rap, drill, grime, afrobeat, afro swing and R&B
News "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