News Ludovico Einaudi inks long-term publishing deal with Music Sales Group "Music Sales is like a big beautiful family," says composer.
News Apple Music For Artists launches, rivalling Spotify’s analytics tools Unsurprisingly, Apple is putting Shazam data front and center within its app
News Steve Barnett at 6th Annual Capitol Congress: ‘Diversity is our superpower.’ "We not only welcome diversity, we strive to achieve it. We embrace it. Diversity is a big reason for our success."
News MelodyVR signs label agreement with Beggars Group MelodyVR will have the right to create and distribute VR content with artists from the group’s labels
News 23 Capital expands into Europe with new Barcelona office 23 Capital has deployed and advised on over $3bn of transactions and has committed and partnership capital of over $2bn to invest across the SM&E sector.
News Quavo, Quality Control & Motown team up with Marginal Mediaworks, Imagine Kids+Family on animated series The animated franchise series for children (age 8-12) is rooted in the world of Atlanta’s hip hop music and culture scene
News Capitol Music Group and Caroline partner with SM Entertainment to launch new K-pop supergroup SuperM The group's seven members were presented at Capitol Congress today (August 7)
News Amazon Music hires Adam Block as Global Head of Music Catalog Block joins Amazon Music following a 26-year career at Sony Music Entertainment
News Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA team up again for new SiR album Upcoming release follows successful partnership on SZA’s album Ctrl
News Per Sundin steps down as MD of Universal Music Sweden to join ABBA branding company Pop House New structure begins at Universal's Nordic companies, as trio of executives step up
Analysis News The major labels are close to generating $1m from streaming every hour – but global growth is actually slowing down MBW analysis shows that global major label streaming revenue growth slowed by 19.1% YoY in the first six months of this year
News Amazon offers Music Unlimited to Prime Student members for $0.99 College students who aren't Prime members can also sign up to Prime for a six-month free trial
News Sony Music’s merch operation expands as Araca Group sells division to The Thread Shop Sony's move comes six months after rival Universal Music Group swooped for Los Angeles-based merch maker Epic Rights
News Warner Music streaming revenues surge above $500m in last quarter, but publishing slides 4.5% Within WMG's recorded music figures, streaming generated $540m, up by $92m (+20.5%) on the equivalent figure from the prior year quarter.
News Tuff Morgan promoted to VP of A&R at peermusic Morgan will lead peermusic’s A&R efforts in the Pop and Urban genres for the company’s US offices
News Sony Music launches Famouz Records – a new JV label in Germany with Stefan Dabruck and Frank Klein "We intend [for] Famouz Records [to] release successful pop music that causes sensations far beyond the German market."
News Sony Music’s Masterworks acquires majority stake in UK concert promoter Senbla Senbla works across more than 200 concerts and shows per year throughout the UK