Interviews ‘Streaming gives wider access to all genres of music, and that is especially true of classical.’ Tomas Wise on his company's rebrand and the future for music publishing
News Amazon Music hires Kirdis Postelle as Global Head of Artist Marketing "I’m thrilled to be joining a team that’s leading the industry toward developing campaigns and partnerships that will have a positive impact on music and culture."
News Kobalt signs neighboring rights deal with Secretly Distribution Deal includes recordings by Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Crumb, Mitski, TV On the Radio and others
News Mike Walsh joins UK promoter From the Fields as Development Director Exec was part of the management of XFM (later Radio X) since 2005
News Mass Appeal India signs hip-hop star Raja Kumari Kumari's first single through the label will be NRI
News Warner Music India launches, headed by ex-Sony exec Jay Mehta Mehta served as Sony Music's Director of Digital Business for several years
News Unlike SXSW, event promoter DEAG says it has ‘full insurance’ for Coronavirus cancellations "Events canceled by the authorities due to COVID-19 are insured."
News SXSW disaster: Event admits it has no insurance for Coronavirus cancellation Winter Music Conference tells would-be attendees to "put a pause on travel plans"
News Six months free Spotify Premium offered on select Samsung Galaxy devices in the US, Germany and Italy Spotify became Samsung’s ‘go-to music service provider’ in 2018
News TikTok hires Cyber Security Expert Roland Cloutier as Chief Information Security Officer Cloutier joins with over 30 years of experience in cyber security and law enforcement
News SJM Concerts makes substantial three-year funding pledge to climate change charity ClientEarth ClientEarth was Europe’s first environmental law charity
Analysis News An acquisition you should care about: Pex buys music rights platform Dubset in $25m+ deal "This acquisition will immediately expand rights holders’ abilities to locate, protect, and monetize use of their catalog"
News Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis added to FTSE 250 Index, as stock withstands coronavirus pressures Merck Mercuriadis company joins prestigious list of UK companies
News Modern Sky launches UK management division; client the Lathums ink multi-album, seven figure deal with Island Company now operates across records, publishing, live, video and management
News TikTok goes on Washington hiring spree, as US Senator proposes ban on app for Government employees Multiple job postings spotted by MBW working in policy at ByteDance
News UMPG Nashville ups Cyndi Forman to Senior Vice President, A&R Exec is credited with signing and developing platinum artist Hunter Hayes
News Michelle An elevated to Executive Vice President, Head of Visual Creative at Interscope Exec originally joined Interscope in 2006
Analysis News The global recorded music business generated over $50m a day last year – and more than $2m of it went to DIY artists Midia Research's numbers suggest DIY artists took a 4.1% market share, with Universal Music Group on 30%