News Duff Berschback named Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, Concord Music Publishing He was previously at Sony/ATV Nashville for 13 years
News Universal boss Sir Lucian Grainge diagnosed with Coronavirus in Los Angeles (report) Grainge is reportedly receiving treatment at Los Angeles' UCLA Medical Center
News Live Nation, AEG, CAA, WME, Paradigm and UTA ‘recommend large scale events through the end of March be postponed’ due to Coronavirus Companies have also set up a global COVID-19 task force
News Marathon Artists Director of A&R Jaimie Hodgson exits, launches new venture Found Management He will also explore new ventures in the publishing and records sectors
News Amazon Music opens up streaming data with Amazon Music For Artists app App gives artists access to near-real-time streaming data, providing artists with the latest streaming data across their entire catalog
News Stefan Max promoted to Senior Vice President of A&R for Warner Records His first signing to the label is alternative artist, Sub Urban
News Apple inks new deals with Universal, Sony and Warner for music streaming Deal does not include license for Apple Music and TV bundle
News Live Nation’s value has been slashed in half by Coronavirus – but it’s got off easy compared to iHeartMedia iHeart's stock crashed by nearly a quarter (22%) today
News Spirit Music Group inks publishing deal with Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart Spirit will administer his future works
Interviews What’s it like to be a music company in the middle of the Coronavirus lockdown in Italy? Artist First founder Claudio Ferrante on life and business under Coronavirus lockdown in Italy
News Former SYCO A&R Russell Hunt to head up Tigerspring’s UK expansion; first signings announced Company was founded in 2007 by Christian Møller and Søren Winding
Interviews ‘The guy who signed me sent an email that basically said, You will never make it in America and you’re going to come home crying.’ Toby Gad, writer of smashes for Beyoncé and John Legend, on why songwriters shouldn't "try to be famous"
News Ingrooves expands in Sweden, hiring ex-Spotify exec Daniel ‘Tive’ Tivemark as Country Manager "We are excited to add an exceptional talent in Stockholm to our expanding operations in the Nordic region,"
Analysis News Tencent Music isn’t actually a Chinese company. Why should the global music business care? Why the company's Cayman Islands setup should be closely scrutinized by music's biggest players
News Pro Music Rights sues ‘the entire music industry’ for allegedly ‘running an illegal cartel’ Lawsuit was filed in Connecticut federal court Monday (March 9)
News Kobalt promotes Julie Hurwitz & Rob Christensen to Co-Heads of Synch & Brand Partnerships They will be responsible for overseeing Kobalt Music Publishing's global sync team
News TikTok launches ‘Transparency Center’ – but the NMPA blasts service for ‘not using music legally’ New facility to allow 'outside experts' to see how the platform moderate content on the platform
News Lila Gerson joins talent agency APA as SVP-Strategic Marketing & Brand Partnerships Exec most recently served as SVP, Global Marketing & Communications at Nielsen Entertainment