News Personalized music for games platform Reactional Music partners with classical music company Naxos Deal will see Naxos’ catalog made available to game developers who use the Reactional Platform
News Jennifer Knoepfle promoted to Head of US A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group Exec joined UMPG as Executive Vice President and Co-Head of US A&R in 2022
News NBA teams accuse music publishers including Kobalt of ‘extortion’ in copyright dispute, claim ‘fair use’ Fourteen NBA teams have been sued by music publishers over alleged unlicensed use of music in their social media posts
News 45RPM to launch music publishing arm via partnership with Universal Music Publishing 45RPM's new publishing arm aims to provide composers and songwriters access to opportunities across film, TV, ads, and gaming
News Spirit Music Group launches joint venture with Grammy-winning songwriter Autumn Rowe, signs Mira Housey Classical piano prodigy Mira Housey is the first creative to sign with the new Honest Songs Music & Lyrics
News Suno, with a $500m valuation, has admitted training its AI on copyrighted music. It just named Timbaland as a strategic advisor. 'We're going to open up the floodgates for generations of artists to flourish on this new frontier.'
News Veteran music exec Peter Rudge to step away from artist management after 55 years Rudge has managed bands such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, among many others
News British singer-songwriter Myles Smith to perform exclusive virtual Fortnite concert produced By Sony Immersive Music Studios News of the virtual concert was announced at Sony Music's Immersive Tech Day on Tuesday (October 22)
News Colombia’s Dinastia takes a minority stake in music tech company SonoSuite Dinastia was already a client of SonoSuite, making the investment a strategic fit
News Sony Music showcases recently-acquired fan-engagement apps Songwhip and Fansifter at Immersive Tech Day in London Company also announced at Immersive Tech Day in London that British singer-songwriter Myles Smith is bringing an exclusive virtual concert to Fortnite
News Capitol Records hires Justin Grant as SVP/Head of Urban Digital, promotes Dante Smith to Head of Motown Digital Capitol is looking to strengthen digital marketing operations in its urban music division
News Kevin McGurn named Triller CEO following TikTok rival’s NASDAQ debut McGurn served as President of Sales and Distribution at Vevo, where he led the company's expansion as a global music video network
News Vinyl Group partners with Songtradr on global advertising Songtradr's digital advertising inventory could expand the Vampr Ad Network's US reach by up to 20-fold
News Slipstream buys Anthem Entertainment’s three production music brands, covering 650,000 tracks Slipstream says the acquisition positions it as "the largest global independent music licensing platform"
Analysis As music industry attention shifts to ‘superfans’, let’s not forget who the experts are – retailers. Kim Bayley, head of the UK's Entertainment Retailers' Association, on streaming, superfans, and music rights companies
News Audio Network, part of SESAC Music Group, partners with Audiomachine for trailer and production music The partnership comes at a time when AI is playing an increasingly large role in production music
News Instagram now lets users add songs to their Spotify playlists, taking a page from TikTok’s playbook Move follows TikTok's 'Add To Music App' feature launch
News Jeff Jones steps down as CEO of The Beatles’ Apple Corps The company didn't name a successor in its announcement of Jones' departure