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
News Germany generated 139bn music streams during COVID-hit 2020, nearly a third more than in 2019 New report from GfK Entertainment and BVMI sheds light on the markets streaming figures
News BMG buys Mick Fleetwood’s royalties for an array of Fleetwood Mac hits – including TikTok sensation Dreams Yet another member of Fleetwood Mac sells a chunk of his music to an acquisitive party in 2021
News Meet a new indie powerhouse: Exceleration Music, launched by Glen Barros, Dave Hansen, Charles Caldas, Amy Dietz and John Burk New firm unveils high-profile executive team, partnership with Alligator Records, strategic alliance with The Ray Charles Foundation and relaunch of Candid Records
News UMPG buys catalog of songwriter and producer Louis Bell, including hits by Post Malone and The Jonas Brothers Publisher has also signed Bell to an exclusive, global deal
News Judge upholds major labels’ billion dollar copyright victory against Cox Communications "The court finds that the jury’s determination of the number of works infringed stands," wrote Judge Liam O’Grady
News Primary Wave buys 50% stake in publishing catalog of Grammy-nominated songwriter KT Tunstall Partnership includes hit songs Other Side of the World, Black Horse and the Cherry Tree, and the Ivor Novello-winning, Suddenly I See
News Lloyd Hummel upped to EVP, Global Commercial Strategy at Ingrooves Music Group Hummel was previously SVP
News Jim Mahoney promoted to SVP, Member & Partner Success at Merlin He steps up from his previous position as VP, Global Operations