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
News Canada’s Competition Bureau fines StubHub CAD $1.3m Firm fined for 'misleading pricing claims in the online sale of tickets to entertainment and sporting events'
News The Beatles’ Apple Corps wins $77m default judgment in trademark infringement lawsuit over fake merch Suit was filed in Florida last year
News Artificial Intelligence made a song in the style of Travis Scott. It sounds unnervingly like Travis Scott. "She got the crew on top of my chain (It's lit); Wasted in the street like a pain (Straight up)."
Analysis YouTube says it paid the music industry over $3bn last year – equivalent to 20% of its annual ad revenue. Is that good? On balance, YouTube looks likely to have just become the global music industry's second biggest streaming partner
News Universal Music: legal case over alleged damages in 2008 warehouse fire ‘meritless’ Response follows confirmation of lost recordings in new legal filing
News New specialist music streaming platform, jazzed, launches in the UK Licensing terms have been agreed with the majors
News Universal Music Group is now an $8bn-a-year company, as streaming revenues surge 21.5% in record 2019 Company now generates more than $11m every day from streaming
News Universal Music Group set for IPO in the next 3 years News comes a week after Access Industries and Warner Music Group announced their intention to go public
News Ticketmaster expands into Asia by acquiring Tixcraft in Taiwan and launching new Singapore office Chad Phillips has been appointed to Managing Director Ticketmaster Asia
News Downtown ups Andrew Sparkler to EVP, Global Business Development amidst raft of promotions and new hires Bruce Lampcov also promoted, to SVP of Global Business Development
News Touts who ran £11m ticket reselling scheme found guilty of fraud in the UK Tickets were resold for events including Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift concerts