News Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia promotes Atena Banisaid to GM, Christoffer Lindh to Head of A&R SMP's Scandinavian division has been enjoying success lately with co-writing credits on Charli XCX and Zara Larsson tracks.
News This US musician allegedly generated $10m using bots to rack up fake streams of AI songs. He could face decades in prison for wire fraud and money laundering The DOJ has charged an individual over the suspected use of AI to generate large amounts of fake music streams
News IDOL inks global marketing and distribution deal with Berlin-based City Slang The partnership launches with the release of Caribou's latest album next month
News Oasis distance themselves from Ticketmaster’s ‘Dynamic’ pricing… while adding two more Wembley Stadium dates Band now announce two further Wembley Stadium shows on September 27th and 28th.
News Martijn Tel appointed Chief Financial Officer of BMI 'Martijn’s wealth of experience, particularly working with companies with ambitious growth plans, makes him a perfect fit for BMI now,' said BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill
News UK live music’s contribution to economy soars 35% above pre-pandemic levels, despite crisis among small venues, says new report The value of the UK's live music sector in 2023 exceeded £6 billion (USD $7.46bn) for the first time
News Eddie Sears appointed EVP, Creative at Republic Records Sears served as the Creative Director at Ultra Records for nearly a decade
Analysis News Who owns Spotify in 2024? Co-founders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon continue to dominate as shareholders of Spotify.
News ByteDance boosts share price in latest buyback and plans record $9.5bn loan (Reports) The owner of TikTok is planning to borrow $9.5 billion, the largest dollar-denominated loan in Asia outside Japan
News Three Norwegian labels merge to form Sounds Like Gold label, partnering with Virgin Music Group The combined indie labels have the 'potential to be a real game changer' in the Nordic markets
Analysis On… Oasis, Ticketmaster, ‘Dynamic’ pricing, Uber, money, and the truth. Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham, on the facts and the numbers behind the concert tour launch of the summer.
News BMG faces lawsuit in the US for alleged patent infringement Lawsuit filed against BMG by obscure company called Muvox LLC
News David Driessen promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at Downtown Music He will continue to report to CEO of Downtown Music, Pieter van Rijn
News Saudi Arabia’s XP Music Futures launches Artist Management Bootcamp The 2024 edition of XP Music Futures returns to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from December 5-7
News Reservoir acquires Billy Strange’s catalog including Elvis Presley hits Strange's composer credits include the class Elvis track 'A Little Less Conversation'
News Min Hee-jin rejects NewJeans producer role after HYBE ousts her as ADOR CEO HYBE offered Min the role of NewJeans producer for the two-month remainder of her contract
Analysis News The US music streaming market might be feeling less-than-fizzy, but over in Brazil… it’s still party time. After last week's deflating numbers from the RIAA, Brazil's local trade body has some good news for record labels
Analysis On… the legal complexities surrounding the estates of superstar artists The following op/ed comes from Udo Onwere, head of the private client team at specialist music and entertainment law firm Bray & Krais