YouTube In The News

Could Universal Music Group really be worth more than $40bn?

In a word, no.

Spotify loses global markets boss to EQT… which then buys 40% stake in Epidemic Sound

... as Spotify investor Creandum increases stake in production music company

YouTube signs Ticketmaster deal to start pushing artists’ concerts

Initiative will start in the US with plan to expand it into more territories

Ditto Music expands with 12 new global offices: ‘Artists are moving away from major label deals.’

News comes after company grew presence in Los Angeles

Taylor Swift to hold new album off streaming services for a week

Looks like Taylor's gunning for those full LP sales in week one

‘We have shown that great records from anywhere in the world can become hits’

Universal Music Latin Entertainment boss Jesús López on Despacito and the worldwide explosion of Latin Music

Royalty collection platform Songtrust expands into Europe, hires Mandy Aubry

Amsterdam-based Aubry was previously at Fintage House

Capitol Music Group hires Columbia’s Brian Nolan as SVP of seventeenfifty

Exec spent 12 years at Columbia/Sony before making switch