News YMU Group appoints Fiona McAuley as Head of Digital, UK Music Exec was previously Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Polydor Records
News Vevo Artists To Watch 2020: Meet the first 10 MBW has once again partnered with Vevo to showcase the company's carefully curated Artists To Watch
Blog Why the music industry must have an ‘always on’ approach to AI, and new tech startups This MBW blog comes from Tanguy Giraud, COO & Program Director at Marathon Artists LABs
News Republic Records hires Mel Carter as Senior Vice President of A&R Exec joined label as an A&R Consultant in 2018
News London Stock Exchange admits Hipgnosis Songs Fund to Premium Segment of Official List Company has raised over £625 million of equity capital since IPO
News TikTok owner could launch Spotify rival next month – report Firm is in talks with labels for global licensing deals
News Tencent isn’t planning on making $3bn investment in Universal by itself – report Sources suggest Chinese company is seeking outside investment to complete deal
News Taylor Swift denies Big Machine Label Group song use claims Artist's team issues statement slamming Big Machine Label Group's response to note published this week
News Mechanical Licensing Collective reaches funding deal; will receive $33.5m for start-up costs Costs will be divided up among licensees, with the largest services paying a greater share
News Universal Music Group hires Roey Hershkovitz as Vice President of Capitol Studios & Digital Studios Exec joins after a decade serving as booker, producer and music production supervisor for Conan O’Brien’s CONAN
News Apple mulls 2020 services bundle move – report Subscription bundle would include News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Music
News Spotify teams with Procter & Gamble on exclusive podcast featuring John Legend & Pusha T Harmonize series explores the impact of racial bias in the US and how music has served as a catalyst for change
News Pro Music Rights announces standardized Public Performance Rights license License will have a usage rate of $0.01 for every usage
News Sony Music podcast company inks original content JV with Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries Programming from Academy Award-winning Writer/Director/Producer to be made available across a variety of platforms
News Marathon Artists Labs to launch third music tech accelerator in early 2020 New program will now explore “music discovery” through various focal points
News BMG launches new classical, jazz and electronic label Modern Recordings Label is first new imprint from BMG since its launch in 2008
News Deezer partners with Emirates to provide exclusive playlists for inflight entertainment system Over 20 playlists created for airline