News R&B star Kehlani inks exclusive deal with Pulse Music Group Deal includes entire catalog and future works
News Songtrust expands global leadership team with hiring of Rob Wetstone as Head of Client Relations Exec was previously a VP of Digital Strategy and Operations at RED Distribution/The Orchard
News Universal Music Group expands operation in India, promotes Vinit Thakkar to COO in region "This is an exciting time for Indian artists and music, and we are looking forward to further expanding the horizons of what is possible to achieve with VYRL Originals."
News UK promoters Rockfeedback, One Inch Badge & Kilimanjaro create new live joint venture, FORM Rockfeedback and One Inch Badge stage in excess of 600 shows every year across the UK
News Vevo expands into Australia and New Zealand, hires Shazam exec Steve Sos to lead new operations Platform has 10m monthly unique viewers in Australia and 2.2m in New Zealand
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment picks underwriters for IPO (report) Total valuation could be as high as $5bn, say reports
News Paradigm promotes Melisa Baloglu, Len Chenfeld, Brittany Miller and Ryan Theobalt to Agent Promotions made across the company's New York and Los Angeles offices
News Peermusic signs exclusive deal with Jason Aldean collaborator Michael Dulaney Dulaney has seven No.1 songs to his credit
News UK-based Chrysalis Records re-launches as frontline label Label partners with Partisan Records for first signing, Laura Marling
News Reservoir invests in MENA via PopArabia partnership, headed by Spek "I could not have found a better partner to help expand PopArabia and am excited to drive Reservoir’s next steps into new markets.”
News US recorded music revenues hit $11.1bn in 2019 and streaming accounted for nearly 80% of it The RIAA has published its 2019 Year-End US Music Industry Revenue Report
News France’s recorded music market was worth $867m last year, up 5.4% year-on-year Streaming accounted for 59% of total revenue
News Anghami says it’s already been approached by ‘multiple parties’ interested in buying the company Co-founder Elie Habib was recently interviewed by CNN
Analysis It’s happened: The major labels are now generating over $1m every hour from streaming MBW analysis shows that Universal saw recorded music streaming growth in excess of $600m in 2019
News Believe and Nuclear Blast team up to launch Blood Blast Distribution ‘dedicated to extreme music’ Blood Blast provides distribution to over 200 digital streaming and download platforms
News Sarita Borge appointed as Senior Manager at YMU Group Borge joins from First Access Entertainment
News Video games giant SEGA invests in India-based music service Flutin Independent artist-focused platform claims to have over 300,00 daily users
News Republic Records enters strategic alliance with K-Pop Powerhouse JYP Entertainment for TWICE New music to be released worldwide soon