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%
News Anna Weisband named Vice President, Creative at Sony/ATV Nashville Exec has previously worked at THiS Music
News Reservoir partners with Americana & Roots music publisher One Riot; The Secret Sisters named as first signing Companies will sign, develop, and look after the catalogs of songwriters
News Marathon Music Group & Tileyard London unveil new round of ‘Music Discovery’ businesses for ‘LABs’ start-up mentoring program Latest cohort includes Musiio, Know What's Loved, MySphera, Remixology and Cyanite
News A&R execs Brandon Davis, Jeff Levin and Riggs Morales promoted to Senior Vice President at Atlantic 'Brandon, Jeff, and Riggs are three of the most astute and accomplished A&R execs in the business.'
News Danielle Price named SVP Business & Legal Affairs at Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects Price joins 10K from law firm LaPolt Law, P.C.