News Universal inks licensing agreement with Nordic fitness service Mentra by SATS Deal will allow Mentra fitness users to exercise to UMG’s catalog of recorded music across the Nordic region
News Andy West named EVP and General Manager of Warner Music Canada West joins the company after serving as Country Manager for Apple Music for the past seven years
Interviews ‘The Middle East wasn’t on the radar for many global music players for a number of years.’ Warner Music Middle East's Moe Hamzeh on the opportunities and developments in the MENA region
News Lisa Farris appointed Chief Marketing Officer at B2B music service Soundtrack Your Brand Exec was previously Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer for the Recording Academy
News Luis Fonsi sells catalog to Sherrese Clarke Soares’ HarbourView Equity Partners Investment giant Apollo Global Management has formed a long-term strategic relationship with HarbourView
News Elvis Costello inks exclusive worldwide music publishing deal with BMG BMG to administer rights to all his songs dating back to debut album My Aim Is True, released in 1977
News Roshi Motman appointed CEO of Amuse, as co-founder Diego Farias exits Motman held the position as Amuse’s COO since October 2020
News Jenn Hovick named Vice President of Artist and Label Development at AWAL Hovick joined AWAL in 2018 to lead the company’s B2B business
News Wise Music Group acquires Italy-based publisher Baby Angel Music BAM catalog contains over 15,000 songs
News Anghami set for NASDAQ listing as SPAC shareholders approve merger Proposed merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company values Anghami at $220m
News Spanish competition authority to open antitrust case against authors society SGAE Investigation launched at the request of Unison
News Three judges decide what Spotify, Apple, and YouTube Music pay songwriters in the US. One of those roles is now up for grabs. Successful applicant will succeed Chief Judge Jesse Feder who stepped down in November
News ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus launches new radio show on Apple Music Inaugural episode features Nile Rodgers
News Reservoir acquires publishing and recorded music catalogs of country star Travis Tritt Tritt has achieved more than 30 million career album sales
News Songtrust makes raft of new executive hires and promotions Virginie Berger joins Songtrust as SVP, Global Publishing & Society Relations. John Levy joins as SVP, Technology
Analysis Peloton has lost nearly $40bn in market cap value in the past year. Could Apple swoop for a cut-price acquisition? Lay-offs now look inevitable for Peloton, as production of equipment ceases. Is a takeover on the cards?
News Regard Music joins independent licensing agency IMPEL O’Malley is a former COO of Global Music Rights