News Rolling Stone to launch in the UK Stream Publishing has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Penske Media Corporation (PMC) to launch the brand in the UK
News Warner Chappell Music inks publishing deal for works by jazz legend Cab Calloway Deal includes classics such as Minnie the Moocher, Are You All Reet? and Are You Hep to the Jive? (Yas, Yas)
News LiveXLive inks multi-year deal with merchandise platform Merchbar LiveXLive expanded into the merch business in October 2020 by acquiring 100% of Custom Personalization Solutions
News Universal Music Publishing Group launches in Israel Itamar Shafrir appointed UMPG Israel’s General Manager, Publishing and Production Music
News Atlantic Records UK and ADA UK partner with new Latin music label Candela Records The deal is the first time a UK frontline label has partnered with a UK based Latino label, says Warner
News Chris Brown sued for alleged copyright infringement by UK music publisher Greensleeves Publishing sues US superstar and Sony Music
News Shamrock just raised $196m to loan music and entertainment rights-holders money Fund targets owners of entertainment IP across the film, television, games, sports media rights and other content sectors, including music
News Jay Z’s Roc Nation makes VR move with purchase of SENSO tokens from $100m-backed Sensorium Corporation SENSO tokens are the in-platform currency of Sensorium Galaxy
News Beth Appleton joins music credit resource Jaxsta as Chief Marketing Officer Appleton previously served as the GM and SVP Marketing Australasia at Warner Music Australia
News Roberto Razzini steps down as Warner Chappell Music Italy Managing Director Razzini joined WCM Italy in 1990 as a Product Manager and became Head of International in 1993.
News Hipgnosis Songs Fund raises $215m with new share placing – as investor demand exceeds target Over-subscribed offer of new shares significantly boost warchest of acquisitive UK-listed firm
News Finneas O’Connell was the world’s No.1 songwriter on Spotify last year, says report Thomas Hull aka Kid Harpoon also did well on charts
News Sony Music Entertainment inks strategic partnership with Roblox Partnership follows collaborations in the past year including the Lil Nas X Virtual Concert and Zara Larsson Launch Party
News Britney Spears manager Larry Rudolph resigns after 25 years Rudolph co-founded ReignDeer Entertainment with Adam Leber in 2005
News UK Music industry Veteran Charlie Rapino appointed Vice President of Italy’s Artist First Rapino will assume overall responsibility for A&R and talent acquisition
Blog Music catalog sales are reaching an all time high. So how will AI music catalogs fit into this new matrix and what is their value? Rory Kenny, co-founder & CEO at Loudly examines the status of music catalogs today....
News Sentric Music Group’s Black Rock inks co-publishing deal with Electric Ibiza Electric Ibiza is one of Ibiza’s biggest events, label and artist management companies
News Hipgnosis has 36 songs in Spotify’s billion-plus streaming club… and more stats from the firm’s annual report Merck Mercuriadis states that, "Music has gone from being a discretionary or luxury purchase to very much being a utility."