News Claire McAuley named SVP, Global Administration at Warner Chappell Music Exec was previously VP, International Operations
Interviews ‘I want everyone on my roster to have peace and leave a lasting impact on the world, through music.’ Natalie Prospere, manager of Lucky Daye, Varren Wade and others, is profiled in MBW's Inspiring Women series
News Hipgnosis confirms Johnny McDaid, Jack Antonoff and other catalog acquisitions Shape Of You, Photograph and other Ed Sheeran hits join the Hipgnosis portfolio
News AWAL signs rising Australian indie rock band, Spacey Jane Band have clocked up nearly 10 million streams
Analysis News Who’s the biggest music publisher in the world? Sony's music publishing companies turned over more than a billion dollars in the first nine months of 2019
News AEG European Festivals division hires Clare Lusher as first Marketing and Brand Director Exec has previously held senior roles including Group Marketing Director at Mama & Co
News Wyclef Jean’s new company Carnival World Music Group receives backing from finance firm Sound Royalties Wyclef Jean's new company provides artists with the music publishing and distribution resources
News Sony Music’s The Thread Shop inks global Jimi Hendrix merch deal Deal marks the first time artist's music, audiovisual releases and authorized merchandise will be available in one place
News Kobalt signs Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis to publishing deal Debut album, A Place We Knew, debuted at No.1 in Australia
News Tencent Music plans to buy back up to $400m of its shares Share Repurchase Program commenced on December 15
News Ed Howard and Briony Turner named Co-Presidents of Atlantic Records UK Well-regarded duo succeed Ben Cook, who left Atlantic in October
News Rocío Guerrero joins Amazon Music as Global Head of Latin Music "I’m thrilled to come back to streaming with Amazon Music, who is poised to have a massive, positive impact on the Latin culture."
News ICM Partners sells minority stake for $150m to Crestview Partners Private equity firm buys a third of Migos, Khalid talent agency
Interviews Brandon Creed: ‘Real artists are breaking very big, very fast… because there’s a thirst for superstars.’ Brandon Creed on modern management and building the careers of megastars like Bruno Mars and Lizzo
Interviews ‘It should be standard for songwriters to get a share of master rights.’ Nonstop Management founder Jaime Zeluck Hindlin discusses her first year in business and the biggest challenges faced by songwriters today
News TikTok owner ByteDance makes another key music hire, bringing in Tracy Gardner to negotiate with labels Exec was previously Senior Vice President, Global Business Development and Strategy at Warner Music Group
News JAY-Z names Desiree Perez CEO of Roc Nation Perez has been COO of Roc Nation since 2009 and is a co-founder of the company
News Warner Chappell Music partners with K-Pop powerhouse JYP Publishing for Seoul songwriting camp Lyrical melody and topline writers were paired with JYP producers