Downtown Music Holdings In The News

Downtown-owned DashGo expands into the UK with new hire Charlie Dilks

Exec hired as Managing Director UK

Judge dismisses Peloton’s antitrust counterclaim against music publishers

Exercise giant alleged that the NMPA “coordinated to collectively negotiate licenses in violation of antitrust laws”

Downtown buys independent services company FUGA

Deal comes 10 months after Downtown swooped for CD Baby owner AVL

Mechanical Licensing Collective appoints Kris Ahrend as CEO

Respected industry executive approved by Board to run MLC in Nashville

Kate Sweetsur joins Downtown Music Publishing as Head of Creative, UK

Exec was previously Senior Vice President of A&R/Creative at Big Deal Music

Songtrust sees record growth in 2019, company now represents over 300,000 creators

Royalty collections up nearly 250% for the year

Warner launches $650m fund to do battle with music’s big spenders

Most of the equity in Tempo fund comes from Providence Equity Partners

‘Warner Records cares about having the right artists, not having the most artists.’

Aaron Bay-Schuck talks history, ambitions, Tom Corson, and future plans for his label