News Sacem unveils $6.7m fund and advances on royalties to help its author, composer & publisher members during Coronavirus crisis Operational arrangements for the emergency fund will be active as soon as April 2, says Sacem
News MIDEM 2020 cancelled, reboots as digital event due to Coronavirus The Midem Digital Edition will take place June 2-5, 2020
News Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquires music catalog from Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora Company has acquired 100% of Sambora's publishing and writer’s share royalties in his catalog, which comprises 186 songs
News Licensing agency IMPEL expands into Latin America via deal with LatinAutor Deal will allow IMPEL to license and collect across Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and more
News UK artists and managers have already lost over $60m due to Coronavirus lockdown MMF and FAC demand recoupment holidays, crisis funding, emergency advances and repurposing of black box revenues
News Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and Solange, invests in African music streaming startup MePlaylist Music streaming platform is based in Nigeria
Analysis Blog Leading a business in the midst of a crisis: ‘It almost always gets worse before it gets better.’ Tracy Maddux, the boss of CD Baby parent AVL, speaks from his unique experience on the subject
Interviews ‘We can’t allow this crisis to bring down the future of talented people who chose a creative career.’ Hartwig Masuch on BMG's performance in 2019 – and how the major rightsholders might change in the years ahead
News Mattias Behrer appointed CEO of Live Nation Sweden He was previously CEO of media and marketing agency Dentsu Aegis
Blog ‘There has never been a more important time to keep active as an artist.’ Absolute Label Services shares some of the advice it has been giving artists and managers amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
News Reservoir signs Joyner Lucas to worldwide publishing deal Deal includes global rights to Lucas’ entire catalog of works including upcoming album, ADHD
News Amy Thomson, who managed Swedish House Mafia and marketed Kanye West, reveals the most important things she knows about artist management and marketing Thomson also teases new platform which, she says, recovered $4m in royalties for an artist's catalog
News Def Jam Recordings signs South African superstar Nasty C He has been the most-streamed South African artist on Apple Music for four years in a row
News Big Deal Music Group promotes Ashley Alexander and Amber Packer to Senior Creative Director positions 'Ashley and Amber are both incredible success stories.'
News Live Nation cancels major festivals in the UK Download and the Isle of Wight Festival are cancelled
News Tencent sets up $100m Global Anti-Pandemic Fund to support fight against COVID-19 Fund will initially focus on the sourcing and donation of medical supplies
News Could the music industry do more to help artists and songwriters whose income has been hit by Coronavirus? Should 'black box' money and discretionary advances be paid over to music's creative community amid the pandemic?
Analysis News The value of music: Hipgnosis’ share price is now HIGHER than it was pre-COVID-19 UK music rights company saw its market cap bounce 13% today in a vertiginous rise on London Stock Exchange