News Beyoncé named biggest artist-songwriter in Q3 2022, on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Beyoncé was the top artist-songwriter overall with 60 certifications
News Warner Music Group makes investment in virtual fashion platform DRESSX 'DRESSX is exactly the type of partner we need sprinting alongside us as we build for the future,' said
News Arno Van Berkel appointed Managing Director at Fruits Music He joins the company from his previous position of Managing Director at Warner Chappell Music, Benelux
News Kate Loesch named Senior Director of Creative at Kobalt Loesch is tasked with signing artists and writers as well as working with the global Kobalt creative roster
Interviews News Karol G was Vevo’s most-viewed artist globally for the second consecutive year in 2022, with 2.76bn views 'Latin music continues to be a global sensation,' says Vevo
Interviews ‘Centtrip is a leader in the music industry. Our plans reflect that.’ Centtrip’s Director of Music, Film and Entertainment Freddy Greenish discusses the firm’s future plans
News FUGA strikes partnership with US indie label Polyvinyl Records Polyvinyl Records' roster includes artists like Alvvays, of Montreal, American Football
Interviews ‘The vinyl business is only going to grow. At the moment it’s where MP3 players were in the ‘90s.’ In this interview, we speak to Steve Rhodes, Co-founder and CEO of UK-based 'vinyl-on-demand' startup, elasticStage
News Deezer teams up with LyricFind, Zebralution and 12 others for EU-funded lyric translation project The EU has granted €2 million for the four-year project
News Grammy-winning producer Greg Wells sells catalog to South Korea’s Beyond Music Wells has produced and written songs with the likes of Adele, Taylor Swift, John Legend, Dua Lipa, Quincy Jones and Katy Perry, among many others
News Rachel Chernoff appointed SVP of Data Science and Analytics at Sony Music Entertainment Chernoff leads a newly combined team in New York
News Chartmetric launches ‘V2’ of its platform, including new track filtering capabilities Tracks Lists feature enables users to filter the 80 million+ tracks in Chartmetric’s database using 20 different metrics across 11 different platforms
News Former CNN CEO Jeff Zucker forms $1bn fund to acquire and invest in entertainment and sports properties Zucker has launched a JV with private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners and Abu Dhabi-based International Media Investments
News A year ago, Patrick Moxey sold Ultra Records to Sony Music. Now the label is suing his publishing company. Sony-owned Ultra Records says it terminated Moxey's right to use the Ultra name for his independent pubco
Analysis News SoundCloud’s revenues grew 19% YoY to $273m in 2021. Now it’s predicting that ‘fandom will be the next big format for the music business’. 2021 was the first year that SoundCloud's annual revenues topped a quarter of a billion dollars
News Naomi Asher promoted to VP, Songwriter Services & Neighbouring Rights at Sony Music Publishing UK Asher will continue to oversee the company’s Neighbouring Rights division
Interviews ‘A&R is not just about the music, it takes empathy and care and a desire to make things happen.’ Rima Tahini, Director of A&R for Nigeria-based label, Mavin Records, discusses lessons learned across her career and challenges in the African music market
News Capitol Music Group bolsters marketing and artist development teams, with 6 execs appointed to VP roles CMG names or promotes Jessica Eason, Zoe Gillespie, Katie Haffenden, Chris Kershaw, Byron Miller and Alex Williams to VP roles