The Orchard In The News

Creative & Digital Marketing agency Blackstar London expands into Los Angeles, announces new hires

Agency was founded by marketing executive Olivia Hobbs

Universal poaches Spotify’s head in Japan to run Digital Strategy in market

Streaming now claims over 12% of Japan's recorded music market

Brazilian entertainment firm KondZilla signs with The Orchard for global distribution

Deal includes partnership of KondZilla's YouTube channel, which has over 50m subscribers

Ikechukwu Onuorah named Director of The Orchard, Nigeria

Exec joined distribution and services company in December 2019

The major labels will generate over $14bn in 2019, as Warner bucks trend of streaming slowdown (just)

Some very impressive news for Universal, Sony and Warner... and a warning sign?

Secretly Distribution teams with Nordic tech group NoordRights to launch music company Secretly Noord

Company will provide distribution, marketing and technology services & tools to Nordic labels and artists

London-based Notting Hill Arts Club Recordings launches, headed up by Ewan Grant & Shabs Jobanputra

First artists signed to the label are Grimm Twins, Birthday Card and Jesse Wong

Interviews News

Rob Stringer talks Sony’s strategy, Tencent/Universal… and why music is worth more than ‘2 minutes of someone snoring in Lapland’

Sony Music Group Chairman & CEO gives his thoughts on the modern marketplace