News Live Nation buys stake in live-streaming concerts platform Veeps "Live streaming is a great complement to our core business, and essentially gives any show an unlimited capacity," says Live Nation President and CEO, Michael Rapino
News SoundCloud inks deal with AdsWizz for exclusive ad sales representation in 14 European markets AdsWizz Marketplace reaches over 100m unique devices globally every month
News Victor Zaraya promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Concord Exec has served as Concord’s Chief Revenue Officer since April of 2020
News Blue Raincoat Music, in conjunction with Reservoir, signs global publishing deal with estate of Nick Drake Deal includes classic albums Five Leaves Left, Bryter Later and Pink Moon
News Round Hill acquires catalog of US band Collective Soul Company also enters futures agreement with band's founder Ed Roland
Analysis There’s never been a better time to be a recording artist. I hope our politicians can understand that. Ditto Music's Lee Parsons: "A thousand artists earned at least $84,000, just from streaming platforms, and just from the UK, in one year, in 2020."
News Warner Music inks exclusive distribution deal with Punjabi music company Sky Digital India Deal will see Warner Music India help to grow Sky Digital’s market share in the country
Analysis News Ex-Geffen head Neil Jacobson plots $200m US IPO to buy music rights, tech startups New S-1 filing reveals large-scale ambitions of The Music Acquisition Corporation
News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: Sony, Mick Fleetwood, Hipgnosis, RCA, Exceleration Music The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News INXS manager Chris Murphy dies age 66 Murphy Petrol Group founder is one of Australia's most successful managers of all time
News Primary Wave acquires catalog of Jon Lind, including hits by Earth, Wind & Fire and Madonna Deal includes hits such as Boogie Wonderland and Sun Goddess by Earth, Wind & Fire
News Shake-up at RCA: Mark Pitts in as President, John Fleckenstein promoted to COO Joe Riccitelli leaves Sony label as part of new leadership changes under Peter Edge
News Veteran agent Ryan Farlow joins talent agency Arrival Artists He brings with him clients including Andy Shauf, Connan Mockasin, Charlie Cunningham, Enter Shikari and others
News Zeon Richards joins experience marketplace Pollen as Head of Hip Hop Partnerships Exec was previously Head of A&R at Ministry of Sound Recordings
News TIDAL and SoundCloud now neck-and-neck in revenue terms, as Jay-Z streaming platform’s growth slowed in 2019 TIDAL turned over $167m in 2019; SoundCloud's revenues that year shot up to $166m
News Kuke, a classical music platform from China, raises $50m in US IPO Kuke Music is a provider of classical music licensing, a subscription music platform and education services in China
News Joel Katz exits law firm Greenberg Traurig He was founding chairman of the firm's global entertainment and media practice