News Live Nation hires Sally Williams as President of Nashville Music and Business Strategy Williams joins Live Nation following nearly 20 years at Ryman Hospitality Properties and Opry Entertainment Group
News Shari Bryant and Omar Grant named Roc Nation Label Co-Presidents Execs replace Benny Pough, who exited the company in March
Interviews ‘Women are sometimes embarrassed to be ambitious. I’m certainly not’ When Michelle Jubelirer was growing up in Pennsylvania, she knew she loved music, and she knew she wanted to be somebody...
News Warner Music Denmark partners with UK’s Absolute for new Alphabeat album First album in six years due for release in Q4 2019
News Cooking Vinyl Publishing inks deal with The Royalty Network for representation in the US The Royalty Network to provide sub-publishing services for UK publisher's catalog and roster
News Kobalt signs Roddy Ricch to worldwide publishing deal Roddy Ricch started his career in 2017 with the release of Feed tha Streets
News Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody passes 1 billion views on YouTube Track becomes first pre-1990’s video to reach 1bn views on the platform
News UK’s CODA Agency to merge into Paradigm "We look forward to the next chapter as one global company, driven by agents who share an unwavering focus on the artists we represent and the art they create."
News Spotify’s Chief Economist, Will Page, is leaving the company Respected exec has been offered a book deal with Simon and Schuster
News Apple Music takes on Spotify’s influential RapCaviar brand with Rap Life playlist and weekly show Playlist was formerly known as The A-List: Hip-Hop
News Spotify and Apple go big on independent artist Aaron Smith… and get major record labels talking Scottish songwriter lands enviable support from streamers
News Freya Ridings named as YouTube Music’s second Artist On The Rise in the UK “Freya Ridings is truly a rising star on YouTube and beyond."
Analysis Spotify is investing $500m in podcasts. But it’s U-turned on content investments before. Anyone remember Spotify apps? Or 'Trading Playlists'?
News Primary Wave acquires stake in Dave Navarro music catalog He is a member of Jane's Addiction and a former member of Red Hot Chili Peppers
News Launching first stage of extensive review, Universal identifies just 22 ‘original masters’ lost in 2008 fire "Our current priority is to communicate directly with our artists and their representatives."
News Laura Davidson joins AEG European Festivals division as Head of Artist Bookings She will be responsible for all bookings for the All Points East Festival
News AWAL hires Bianca Bhagat as Senior Vice President, Synch & Brand Partnerships Exec previously worked at Glassnote
News 7digital CEO John Aalbers steps down after three-and-a-half months Paul Langworthy named new Chief Executive Officer