Analysis Blog ‘I was recently fired by a client while on maternity leave. It’s happened to me exactly twice.’ Jess Keeley on being "professionally punished" for having children – and how the music business needs to change
News Dean Gillard named EVP of Oliver Heldens’ Heldeep Records Lucas Keller: "In the coming years, Heldeep will become one of the top destinations for the best dance records throughout the UK and Europe."
Analysis News Saudi fund acquires $500m stake in Live Nation – as the company balances ‘doing the right thing’ with its $3.8bn cash pot What you need to know about 'event-related deferred revenue'... and Live Nation doing the right thing
News Music Venue Trust Launches #saveourvenues campaign in support of over 500 grassroots UK music venues 'We have received some magnificent support so far from music companies, but we need a lot more to step up.'
News Sarah Pickering and Chris Jones promoted to Co-Heads of sync team at Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK They will report directly to Sony/ATV UK Co-Managing Directors David Ventura and Tim Major
News TikTok launches ‘Donation Stickers’ that allow creators to raise funds for charity through their videos Globally, TikTok will be matching users' donations made through Donation Stickers
News Merck Mercuriadis has spent over $1 billion on songs in less than 2 years… and he’s about to do it all over again Hipgnosis CEO joins the MBW Podcast to talk deals, ambitions... and industry controversy
News Spirit Music Group signs Dua Lipa collaborator Nick Gale Professionally known as Digital Farm Animals
News Universal Music Group inks global deal with toy company LEGO Group New suite of LEGO products to launch in 2021
News Rising Hip-Hop producer Dat Boi Squeeze signs global deal with Warner Chappell Music Producer is best known for his work with 30 Roc to create Roddy Ricch’s The Box
News Jill Tschogl joins Kobalt Music as Vice President, Creative Exec is tasked with signing artists and writers
News Samsung brings Apple Music to its smart TVs Integration is available on Samsung Smart TV models from 2018 through 2020
News Taylor Swift: Scooter Braun paying $330m for Big Machine ‘wasn’t exactly a wise choice’ "Just another case of shameless greed in the time of Coronavirus. So tasteless, but very transparent."
News Foo Fighters, Kobalt & BMG to donate proceeds from Times Like These: BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge Dave Grohl: "I hope that it helps lift people’s spirits, and reminds them that we’ll all be back in one of those muddy fields again someday soon."
News BuzzAngle rebrands as Alpha Data Subscription tool and service BuzzAngle Music is now called Alpha Data Music+
News Believe launches digital concert series fundraiser in support of 5,000 folk artists in India amid Coronavirus lockdown 'It is a critical time for all of us to play a part in helping sustain the livelihoods of these folk artists.'
News Downtown-owned AdRev acquires music data analytics firm, Simbals Company was founded by a team of researchers from the University of Bordeaux
News Victoria Needs joins AWAL as VP of International Marketing Exec was previously Director of UK International at Sony