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
News BMG buys bundle of Tina Turner rights in music’s latest big-money deal Deal includes artist’s share of her recordings, plus Turner's music publishing writer’s share
News Here’s what women are earning (compared to men) in the UK music industry Three majors plus Spotify and Live Nation reveal their figures as required by UK law
News TikTok’s revenues hit $170.8m in Europe last year, up 545% year-on-year Results revealed in a filing published on the UK's Companies House
News MBW launches ‘Talking Trends’ weekly podcast, supported by Voly Music New show will delve behind the headlines to bring you MBW's exclusive take of major news stories
News Lyrics platform Musixmatch partners with Gucci on 22,705 songs fashion line Over 500,000 artists now manage their lyrics directly through Musixmatch,
News Qobuz parent company Xandrie acquires Japan’s e-onkyo music Platform acquired from Japanese electronics manufacturer Onkyo Corporation
News Maximilian Kolb promoted to EVP Repertoire and Marketing, Continental Europe at BMG He was previously Managing Director GSA
News Myn Jazeel joins Warner’s Rhino UK as SVP Jazeel will oversee the marketing activity for David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Prince and more
News Imagine if the government gave record labels over $5m a year to spend on A&R. In Italy, it’s already happening. Local labels in EU country can claim nearly a million dollars of tax relief across three year period
News Warner Music strikes partnership with $90m-backed influencer text-messaging platform Community Deal marks Community’s first deal with a major music company
News After raising $122m, DICE buys livestreaming platform Boiler Room Merger will see the expansion of both teams across a number of locations