News Dame Shirley Bassey inks exclusive record deal with Decca Records Diamonds Are Forever singer has released 70 albums and sold nearly 140 million records
News Warner Chappell Music signs global publishing deal with Australian Quartet Hiatus Kaiyote 'Their timeless, futuristic sound transcends genres.'
News Amazon Music launches new global brand to promote artist catalogs Bob Marley named as the first [RE]DISCOVER 'Artist of the Month'
News Fortnite maker Epic Games raises $1.78bn round of funding Round includes previously announced $250m strategic investment from Sony Corporation
News Triller, downloaded 250m times, hits No.1 on the App store in 50 markets TikTok rival continues its rapid growth story
News 88.4% of videos on YouTube generate fewer than 1,000 views Analytics firm Pex has published 'The state of YouTube 2019' report
News Instagram’s TikTok rival Reels is now officially available in more than 50 markets including the US 'Reels invites you to create fun videos to share with your friends or anyone on Instagram'
News Spencer Lee promoted to Asia Pacific President at peermusic Exec joined peermusic in 2018 as Managing Director, Asia Pacific
News First Artists Management opens UK office, hires Hamish Duff & Sabrina Hutchinson as Agents Company was founded in 2003 in Los Angeles
News Warner Chappell & Transgressive sign worldwide publishing deal with British hip-hop artist Loyle Carner His album, Not Waving, But Drowning, reached No.3 in the UK Album Chart last year
Interviews Ditto Management on going Top 5 in the UK: ‘We’re not in the old school music industry club – we’ve got data instead!’ Matt Dodds on the first year of Ditto's management company – and its plans to break "household names" globally
News Hipgnosis buys Blondie catalog royalties across 197 songs Blondie have released six UK and four US No.1 singles and have sold over 40m records worldwide.
Analysis News As Round Hill sues TuneCore for $33m, could war break out between publishers and indie distributors? Could Richard Busch's latest industry lawsuit inspire other indie publishers to take legal action?
News Elektra France inks exclusive deal with South African artist Master KG Signing comes through WMG’s partnership with Africori
News Mojo Music & Media buys 50% stake in Cheap Trick publishing catalog Deal totals more than 400 songs
News Donald Trump: US Treasury ‘should be paid a substantial amount of money’ for TikTok sale 'The United States should be reimbursed.'
Analysis News Warner streaming revenue jumped 11% in calendar Q2, but COVID-19 took its toll on major’s results Like its major music company rivals, Warner Music Group didn't have an easy time of things during the COVID-hit calendar Q2 period.
News Sony/ATV and TwentySeven Music Publishing extend partnership, sign Jimmie Allen to worldwide deal TwentySeven Music Publishing is led by Barry Weiss and Jenna Andrews