News Doug Reinart named COO Americas of GoDigital Media Group Company's music related units include Cinq Music and music channel Latido Music
News Spanish singer-songwriter & guitarist DePedro inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Next album is expected to be released in Spring 2021
News Belgian rapper Zwangere Guy signs worldwide publishing deal with Strictly Confidential Debut album Wie Is Guy and follow up Brutaal both went to No.1 in Belgium's chart
News Live Nation pulls out of $400m-plus majority acquisition of Latin America’s biggest promoter "Live Nation anticipates that CIE will defend these arbitration proceedings and that both CIE and TV may pursue any legal remedies available to them."
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News BTS label Big Hit acquires stake in K-Pop firm Pledis; becomes company’s largest shareholder Pledis was founded by CEO Han Sung Soo in 2007
News Rajat Kakar named Managing Director of Sony Music India He previously served as CEO and Managing Director of Phonographic Performance Limited
News Universal launches Def Jam Africa to sign hip-hop, Afrobeats & trap artists from across the entire continent 'It is a historic achievement that we’re now able to bring this iconic label to Africa.'
News Warner Music Group launches IPO, as firm readies flotation on Nasdaq Some 70 million shares made available for underwriters to sell on by Access Industries
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News Now TikTok seeks engineers with games development experience – for new augmented reality ad format After Sony Music, now Bytedance's video platform is hiring for ex-video games developers
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News South African DJ Black Coffee acquires ‘significant’ stake in Gallo Music, the country’s oldest indie label 'This is the first of many moves we are working on to change the landscape of both the South African and African music industry.'
News Reservoir signs writer & producer Khris Riddick-Tynes to global publishing deal He most recently co-produced Kehlani’s duet with James Blake, Grieving
News Duran Duran inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Administration deal covers majority of group's catalog plus future work
News Spotify tells employees: You can work from home until 2021 Spotify employed 4,405 people on a full-time basis worldwide last year
News Spotify’s market cap value soars by nearly $4bn in wake of landmark Joe Rogan podcast deal Deal with comedian sent company's stock price soaring over next 24 hours
News Live Nation raises $1.2bn, which will provide ‘extra cushion to withstand any scenario well into 2021.’ 'This added liquidity will help bolster our already strong balance sheet.'