Interviews ‘The idea of a manager-artist relationship is a bit outdated, we’re simply partners in running a business.’ Seven 7 Management founder Matt Vines on the rise and rise of Louis Tomlinson, touring in the time of Covid, plus the changing role and evolving challenges of managing artists…
News After teaming up with Sony Music Publishing to buy Ashley Gorley catalog, Domain Capital closes new $700m+ fund As of June 30, 2022, Domain managed approximately $8.4bn in total assets
Analysis News Pandora now has fewer than 50m monthly active users Figure is more than 30 million MAUs smaller than Pandora's audience in late 2014
News South Korean game publisher Com2uS buys $47m worth of shares in K-Pop giant SM Entertainment (report) Com2uS reportedly bought the shares between October 12 to October 31
Interviews ‘I think it’s great that so many changes are happening – but it needs to be just how things are, not a response.’ Adrian Sykes talks to Amber Davis, Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music UK, about her career to date, her inspirations and her future ambitions…
News Adam Wright joins Merlin as Chief Financial Officer Wright joins Merlin after three years as Director of Finance for Creative Artists Agency
News Universal Music Publishing Group strikes global deal to represent song catalog of Irving Berlin Deal builds on UMPG’s existing relationship with Berlin’s estate
News Music funding platform beatBread launches exclusive investor network New service lets music companies, distributors and 'high net-worth' individuals bid on catalog and new music projects
News Music tech firm VNUE plans to list on NASDAQ with $15m+ raise Company has also struck a content with Brazil-based company Kokku
News Jaxsta introduces new metadata matching tool for rightsholders Jaxsta houses more than 289 million official music credits from over 330 data partners
Interviews ‘The hardest thing in the world isn’t writing your first hit, it’s writing your second.’ The first song Evan Bogart wrote, before he even considered himself a songwriter, was SOS for Rihanna. All he had to do then was follow it up...
News Wise Music expands into Iceland, led by Inga Weisshappel Wise Music Iceland will operate as a JV between Edition Wilhelm Hansen and Bosworth Music
Analysis News Why ingesting 100,000 tracks a day may not prove sustainable for Spotify’s business in the long-term. Why it's worth keeping an eye on Spotify's hosting costs as over 100k tracks a day hit streaming platforms
News Warner, Sony, Universal, BMG, Kobalt and more sign joint letter calling for end to use of rap lyrics as evidence Signatories urge legislators across America to limit how creative expression can be used against defendants on trial
News Paul Pacifico to join Saudi Music Commission as Chief Executive Officer He most recently served as CEO of the UK's Association of Independent Music (AIM),
News Warner Chappell renews global deal with South Korea-based publisher 153/Joombas Company's catalog includes songs written for K-Pop stars like BTS, EXO, aespa, Monsta X and NCT DREAM
News Primary Wave buys catalog of US rock band Huey Lewis and The News for $20m Deal encompasses band’s entire commercially released music catalog from inception through 1994
Analysis News Amazon expands Prime member music access to catalog of 100m songs Catalog access increases from 2m to 100m songs for Prime members