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
News Viagogo’s $4.05bn buyout of ticketing rival StubHub is being investigated by the UK’s competition authority CMA is inviting comments on the transaction from any interested party
News Sony Music Entertainment makes strategic investment in podcast production company Neon Hum Partnership will see the two companies expand their development of original podcast content
News Travis Barker’s new label DTA Records enters worldwide joint venture with Elektra Music Group First release from DTA Records/Elektra Records is Barker’s own Gimme Brain featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross
Interviews ‘A&R gurus like in the old days? That’s not the way the world is going now.’ Marathon Artists co-founder Paul-René Albertini tells us about some of his career highlights and shares his vision for how a record label should treat artists in 2019 and beyond...
News Italy’s Artist First to launch €2m ‘mini-bond’ raise as part of ‘extensive acquisition and growth strategy’ Company plans to list on the AIM section of the Borsa Italiana
News Centtrip predicts potential currency fluctuations as UK heads to the polls Three likely election outcomes could see sterling move by as much as 10%, says fintech firm