News Apple Music launches ‘New Music Daily’ playlist New playlist will feature more than 60 tracks each day
News ADA Worldwide partners with Incubus on global distribution deal Deal has been signed in conjunction with the band’s own label of the same name
News Hasbro buys Entertainment One in $4bn all-cash transaction Acquisition adds eOne-owned properties such as Peppa Pig to Hasbro portfolio
News Ugandan superstar Irene Ntalé signs ‘major deal’ with Universal Music Group Nigeria She is the first artist from Uganda to sign to Universal Music Group
News Audiomack inks first major label licensing deal with Warner Music Group Companies will work together on content concepts and explore ways to break emerging artists
News Tarek Al-Hamdouni promoted to Senior Vice President, Digital Marketing at RCA Records Exec began his career at RCA a decade ago
News Ann Tausis promoted to CEO of Kobalt Neighbouring Rights Exec has overseen $250m in payouts in past half-decade
News Warner Chappell Music signs worldwide deal with UK artist, songwriter, DJ and producer Afro B His single Drogba (Joanna) has accumulated millions of streams
News Eminem’s publisher sues Spotify (but Eminem didn’t know anything about it) Lawsuit alleges that the music streaming service lacks licenses for nearly 250 songs
News Spotify gets more free: 3 month Premium trial launched for new subscribers, rivalling Apple Music New subscribers can now get 90 days of Premium for free – and it's a permanent move
News Music industry veterans Chris Herbert and Rick Riccobono join the board of music tech start-up Audoo Nigel Elderton also joined the Audoo advisory board in July
Analysis Apple Music Connect: What could it have become if it wasn’t scrapped? Had Apple committed to its social media platform a little more, could it have taken on Insta and TikTok?
News Former RCA UK MD Neil Hughes joins Tileyard Music as Managing Director Hughes led campaigns for acts including Bring Me The Horizon, Pink, Paloma Faith
Interviews ‘The word manager is misleading. People think we’re somehow the boss of the artist. It’s the opposite; they’re the boss.’ Ex-Nirvana manager, now running Gold Village Entertainment, Danny Goldberg discusses his past, and his present
News The Orchard expands into Japan with new Tokyo office led by Yuuki Kaneko Expansion provides substantial growth opportunity for the independent sector in second-largest global music market
News Centtrip Music reaches 500 client milestone Clients include over 150 Grammy and BRIT Awards winners
News Warner Records names Claudia Butzky SVP of Brand Partnerships, Strategic Marketing & Commercial Sync Licensing Butzky joins Warner Records from RCA Records, where she was Senior Vice President, Global Brand Partnerships
News AWAL partners with UK-based indie label Juicebox Recordings & signs artists Franc Moody & Joe Hertz Juicebox is the creation of Adam Callan and Becky Tong