News CTS Eventim expands into the US via Michael Cohl partnership New entity is based in New York City and will be led by Michael Cohl and Glenn Orsher
News Spotify rebrands New Music Friday playlist, which has 8m followers globally The revamped playlist has 43 versions worldwide
News David Stouck named Regional Director, A&R, at Warner Music Asia His brief sees him oversee A&R operations in a total of 10 markets
News Distribution company Beatroot Music to administer ‘thousands in unpaid royalties’ of former Dart Music Dozens of music creators to obtain years’ worth of unclaimed royalties, says firm
News Kobalt signs Australian pop star Tones & I to neighboring rights deal Artist is behind the global hit, Dance Monkey
News TikTok nabs exclusive BTS premiere for the K-pop stars’ new single ‘ON’ Clip from track to be debuted on platform 12 hours ahead of release
News Spotify & Resident Advisor enter global partnership ‘to drive millions of music fans to local venues’ Localized Resident Advisor event listings to be promoted within the app
News Genius content heads to TV for the first time with Fuse Media partnership First Genius x Fuse episode to air March 18, featuring Alicia Keys
News Primary Wave acquires stake in music publishing catalog & artist master royalty stream for Air Supply in ‘multi-million dollar deal’ Their albums have sold in excess of 20 million copies
News Music licensing startup SyncFloor, co-founded by 20 year Microsoft veteran, secures $200,000 investment Funding to help implement integrations with industry partners, says company
News peermusic UK signs Ostereo Publishing to global administration deal Ostereo was founded by musician and businessman Howard Murphy
News Kobalt inks global deal with Issa Rae’s Raedio Publishing Partnership includes creative and administration services
News Jamie Nelson and Gemma Reilly to lead BMG’s UK recordings team, as Korda Marshall inks new deal “We are now the most successful UK record company outside of the three traditional majors."
News Universal Music Publishing Group launches new royalty portal that offers no-fee advances Universal claims app offers "clear, complete and real-time earnings and data"
News Global Music Rights and RMLC antitrust dispute to go to trial following court rulings Judge in California refused motions to dismiss lawsuits
News Snafu Records, which recently launched with $2.9m backing, hires Adrian Karvinen as Director Of North America Exec previously worked with Three Six Zero and also formed his own boutique firm Fire Club INC
News Deezer expands playlist brands into ‘LIVE’ concerts; recorded gigs to be available exclusively on platform First event is Rocket LIVE in Paris on February 19
News Sound City secures CAPLL Ltd investment for talent development programs CAPLL has generated in excess of 1 million long-term donors since 2009