News Wise Music Group buys catalog of Italian film composer Riz Ortolani Ortolani scored over two hundred films
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide expands into France Division will be led by respected independent industry exec Alassane Konaté
News Verizon partners with Simon Fuller ‘to transform storytelling and entertainment’ using 5G, virtual reality and extended reality First project is expected to be a short-form VR experience
Interviews ‘In music, people often just focus on what they can make, rather than what’s at stake.’ Manchester-based music company NQ is making big moves in the industry, especially via star client Aitch. Its founder, Michael Adex, explains his philosophy on business...
News Sony/ATV extends global deal with British songwriter and producer Mark Ralph Ralph has worked on five UK No.1 singles
News Keith Shocklee, co-writer of Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, sells publishing catalog to Reach Music Catalog sale includes classic album tracks by Public Enemy, Ice Cube and LL Cool J
News Sony Music’s The Thread Shop acquires UK-based merch company Probity Probity roster of artists includes Metallica, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paloma Faith, Rage Against The Machine, Robert Plant, Van Morrison and others
News Jean-Sebastien Permal named Director of A&R, Continental Europe and Africa at Sony Music Entertainment Permal will help drive the company’s A&R strategy across the region
News David Crosby forced to sell his song catalog: ‘It’s my only option… streaming stole my record money.’ Crosby, Stills & Nash legend is selling his music like Bob Dylan – but says he's doing so as he has no other financial choice
News Genius partners with Instagram to launch Lyric Reels Collaboration marks the first official video annotation integration on Genius.com
News MBMB Publishing joins independent licensing agency IMPEL MBMB is the independent publishing arm of UK dance label Cr2 Records
Interviews How East Goes Global is turning US and UK artists into social media stars in China Andrew Spalter explains how, with the right tools, China offers a vast audience to many Western artists
News Dutch collecting society Buma/Stemra and APRA AMCOS ink Pan Asian multi-territory licensing deal APRA AMCOS will represent Buma/Stemra’s repertoire via its Pan Asian Multi-Territory Licensing (PAL) hub
Analysis Blog Why the music industry must think big about livestreaming: ‘Could an artist following in Freddie Mercury’s footsteps execute the same call-and-response with an internet audience?’ The CEO of Kiswe, which provided the tech for BTS' record-breaking digital concert earlier this year, on the future of shows in screens
News Nigeria-based music streaming service uduX, licensed by all three majors, partners with telco MTN, which has over 60m subscribers in the market Deal will see MTN subscribers gain access to discounted data bundles for accessing content
News Greg Dorfman promoted to Executive Vice President, Promotion for Elektra Music Group He most recently served as EMG’s Senior Vice President of Alternative Promotion
News Deezer teams with European telco A1 Telekom to launch new co-branded streaming service, A1 Xplore Music, across Eastern Europe and Austria New service will be available to around 8.5m A1 customers in Austria, Slovenia and Bulgaria
News Naomi Asher joins Sony/ATV as Vice President, Neighbouring Rights, UK & International Exec will be responsible for managing the company’s Neighbouring Rights division