News Metropolis Studios signs up as A&R Awards sponsor as big night nears Metropolis Studios' CEO Richard Connell said: "A&R is clearly at the heart of the music business - but it’s a heart that can only beat with the energy and support of an amazing A&R Admin team."
News Another $50m+ music deal, as Primary Wave buys stake in Bing Crosby estate He has sold close to 1 billion records worldwide
News Kobalt is selling a music catalog for $1 billion – and KKR is in prime position to buy it The Kobalt fund owns songs by the likes of The Weeknd, Lorde, and Major Lazer
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News Warner Music poaches Spotify’s US head of catalog… as catalog’s dominance of streaming keeps growing Los Angeles-based Andre Torres named in new SVP role within Warner's catalog team
News Corey Berkowitz joins Saban Music Group as Head of Pop and Urban A&R Berkowitz was previously VP of A&R at Rock Mafia
News Adrian Ciepichał joins Warner Music Poland as Managing Director Ciepichał succeeds Kinga Siennicka, who left the company earlier this year
News Universal Music India launches new label VYRL Punjabi in partnership with composer Jatinder Shah VYRL launched in 2018 as an artist platform specifically designed to challenge Bollywood’s music dominance in India
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