News Jamie Abzug named Senior Vice President and Head of Publicity at RCA Records In her new role, Abzug will oversee RCA’s publicity team and spearhead the label’s corporate initiatives
News TikTok names six certified Sound Partners including Songtradr, MassiveMusic, UnitedMasters and Epidemic Sound Sound Partners fall into two sub-specialties: Custom Sound and Subscription Sound
News 5 Seconds of Summer sign global record deal with BMG to release new album The band have sold over 2.5 million concert ticket and amassed over 8 billion streams
News Nepal-based producer Sagun launches lo-fi label Arden Records in collaboration with Platoon Sagun's work has clocked in over 200 millions streams worldwide
News Charlene Thomas promoted to Vice President, Marketing at Def Jam Recordings Thomas is currently developing the marketing strategies for Kanye West, Big Sean, Hit-Boy, LL Cool J, 2Chainz and Jeezy
News Sarah Hildering van Lith joins Ingrooves Music Group as Director, Dance and Electronic Hildering van Lith will work with Ingrooves' global team to drive growth in dance and electronic music
News Irving Azoff and Tim Leiweke’s Oak View Group expands into Canada New deal marks OVG’s first development property in Canada
News Jeannette Perez promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer at Kobalt Perez will partner with Kobalt CEO, Laurent Hubert, to run the day-to-day operations of the company
News Gresham Rights Management expands into five new markets in West Africa Firm is owned by Gresham Music Group, one of the largest independent music companies in Africa
News Ramona Forsström promoted to General Manager of Warner Music Finland Forsström joined Warner Music Finland in 2008
News What will be music’s next blockbuster rights buyout? And what can labels learn from Scarlett Johansson? The first ever episode of MBW's weekly Talking Trends podcast goes live
News Opulous teams up with Lil Pump and EDM star KSHMR to let fans invest in their music Opulous closed a $6.5 million funding round in June
News Michael Abitbol promoted to SVP, Head of US Digital at Sony Music Publishing Exec will manage and oversee all aspects of Sony Music Publishing’s US digital business
News Mike Sherwood joins Capitol Music Group as EVP of Global Commercial Marketing and Strategy Sherwood will lead CMG’s commercial and Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) marketing strategies
News Coldplay and Warner Music ink long-term deal, via Parlophone and Atlantic Coldplay have sold over 100m albums worldwide and won seven Grammy Awards
News Titania Altius joins PPL as Head of Member Relations Altius will be responsible for the Member Relations and Development teams within PPL’s Member Services department
News Warner Music UK partners with Rio Ferdinand Foundation to run career guidance and mentoring programs during Black History Month Partnership will offer young people workshops and personal development programs
News Universal’s Bravado strikes global merchandise partnership with the Spice Girls The Spice Girls have sold more than 90m records globally