News Sony and Tencent’s ‘East meets West’ label, Liquid State, ramps up A&R with R3HAB signing, new projects 'Liquid State is committed to making R3HAB not only one of the biggest artists in China, but also across the whole Asia continent.'
Analysis After Spotify and Universal, could Tencent buy its way even further into the music business? Will $430bn-valued Tencent want a piece of Sony, Warner, BMG or Kobalt?
News AEG takes full ownership of ticketing firm AXS Company acquired outstanding shares from former partners Dan Gilbert and TPG Capital, the owner of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group
News SoundCloud launches fourth edition of ‘First on SoundCloud’, featuring Lil Tecca, Baby Rose, Na-kel and Ms Nina A new exclusive artist spotlight will be released every two weeks over the two-month long campaign
News Instrumental enters global artist discovery partnership with Corite, the new Stockholm-based platform that allows fans to invest in artists Corite will leverage Instrumental’s TalentAI platform to identify emerging musicians on its platform
News Nettwerk Music Group signs record deal with Australian artist Didirri Debut EP Measurements has surpassed 30m streams
News SoundExchange promotes Anjula Singh to Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Exec has served as SoundExchange's Chief Financial Officer since 2014 and will continue in that role
News YouTube Music-supported Accelerator Programme for Music Managers returns for second year Applications to open on October 15
News Sony/ATV signs Sam Hollander to worldwide publishing deal Songwriter has had chart success with the likes of Panic! At The Disco, Fitz and The Tantrums, One Direction and others
News Mary Bekhait appointed first UK CEO of YMU Group Exec will oversee five UK divisions of Sport, Music, Drama, Entertainment and Business Management
News What’s the UK’s Song Of The Year? Songs performed by Stormzy, Mabel, Lewis Capaldi and more will duke it out
News AEG Presents opens Singapore HQ, names Matthew Lazarus-Hall Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific Expansion in the region includes Relocating Headquarters to Singapore, with new developments and partnerships in Bangkok, Seoul, Australia and China
News Mechanical Licensing Collective proposes start-up assessment of $37.25m ahead of 2021 launch The law mandates that the 'startup assessment' will be wholly paid by the digital services
News Spotify: ‘Owning’ discovery of music will lead to improved gross margin Paul Vogel tackles user demand, podcasts and label negotiations in Goldman Sachs interview
News Austin Daboh joins Apple Music as Head of Editorial for UK & Ireland Daboh reports to George Ergatoudis, Head of Music at Apple Music UK
News Warner Music Artist Services promotes Andrew Peterson to Vice President, Tour & Artist Services Exec originally joined Warner Music Artist Services in 2009
News Universal launches Def Jam South East Asia and Astralwerks Asia UMG also announces arrival of Ingrooves & Spinnup for the region