News Indie labels call for end to streaming ‘payola’ – as IMPALA unveils 10-point plan to reform sector In new report, trade body makes a number of key suggestions for change
News YMU Group launches YMU Arts, names Jori Teplitzky as Managing Director and Justin Blau Director of Strategy New division will be exploring NFT-related opportunities for its clients
News This Fiction Music and Spark Music Group launch Campfire Songs publishing JV First signing is South African writer/producer duo, NOBLE
News Global recorded music revenues grew 7.4% to $21.6bn in 2020, in spite of the pandemic Paid subscription streaming revenues increased by 18.5% last year
News Bob Valentine promoted to President of Concord, Kent Hoskins named CFO He will continue to work with CEO Scott Pascucci to guide the company’s overall business strategy
News New First on SoundCloud accelerator program to make ‘multi-phase, year-long investment’ in emerging artists 'We’ll work directly with the artists over this year to help them drive real, meaningful advances in their careers.'
News Concord Music Publishing signs Julian Casablancas of The Strokes Deal will cover Casablancas’ past and future solo works and various projects including The Voidz
News Alfonso Perez-Soto named President, Emerging Markets at Warner Recorded Music Exec's new brief covers Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, India and South Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean and Eastern Europe
News Warner and Tencent Music to launch a joint record label, as they ink multi-year licensing deal Deal means Tencent is launching JV labels with Warner and Universal in China
News Alice Young joins Future Classic as Managing Director Exec joins from Spotify in New York, where she was a Product Marketer for Spotify for Artists
News Irving Azoff buys again, as Iconic snaps up Linda Ronstadt recorded music rights Artist has sold more than 100m records worldwide
News Applications reopen for The Richard Antwi Scholarship in London Full support is provided to a student on the University of Westminster’s Music Business Management MA in memory of British exec
News BMG inks global partnership with Montreux Jazz Festival Deal includes a three-part documentary series celebrating the history of the music festival
News Warner Music and ADA form strategic alliance with Malaysian indie label KRU Music KRU Music was founded in 1996 by the singer-songwriters from the band KRU
News Azi Eftekhari elected new Chair of UK’s Entertainment Retailers Association Eftekhari takes over from James Morton of Sky
News Temi Adeniji appointed MD of Warner Music South Africa and SVP, Strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa Adeniji joined Warner Music in 2016 as Director, International Strategy & Operations
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