News Charles Caldas to step down as CEO of Merlin at end of 2019 Caldas to exit role after more than 12 years
News Vivendi ‘very confident’ it will ignite Universal Music Group sale process by end of the year 'UMG is doing very well. The question is how to find the right partner, up to 50%. But everything's fine – trust me!'
News Nitty Gritty Dirt Band manager Steve Schweidel joins Vector Management in Nashville Schweidel brings country rock act Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to Vector
News Big Deal Music Group names Jamie Cerreta, Casey Robison Co-Presidents, Kenny MacPherson upped to CEO All three executives will continue to be based at the company's Los Angeles HQ
News LyricFind: It’s possible that we ‘unknowingly’ pinched Genius lyrics for Google search results Statement addresses claims made in Wall Street Journal article
News The A&R Awards in Association with Abbey Road Studios is back for 2019! New categories, old categories – and the UK industry's most enjoyable night out
News Deezer lets users share lyrics on Instagram Stories Deezer users can play the full song direct from Instagram Stories
News Universal boss Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘We owe our artists answers’ over 2008 fire that destroyed masters "I will ensure that the senior management of this company, starting with me, owns this."
News An Epic little story about Sylvia Rhone UK-based manager Kwame Kwaten reveals a telling tale about a certain tea lady...
News iHeartMedia launches Project Listen initiative for advertisers 'Project Listen is about tapping into the scale of audio and moving from the traditionally transactional radio business to the future of audio advertising'
News Merlin paid indie labels and distributors $845m in the past year, showing strong growth Merlin has now paid indies more than $2bn from digital services since being founded
News Music promotion and distribution platform Play MPE hires Faina Shpund as Director of Product Management She will lead product initiatives in the new role
News Pulse Music Group co-CEO Scott Cutler joins NMPA Board He is also a multi-platinum songwriter and record producer
News Native Instruments names new senior hires in ‘biggest leadership transformation’ in 23-year history Tracy Maraj named Chief People Officer and Nicholas Goubert Vice President Platform Services
News Rising UK star Hamzaa signs with Downtown Music Publishing Deal follows follows recently-released single, London
Analysis Blog If songs are more important than ever, why don’t more music publishers act like it? Downtown CEO Justin Kalifowitz says the industry can be doing much more for its star talent
Analysis The major record labels are signing over 50 artists a month. Is that too many? The majors are inking deals with over 600 artists every year
News Interscope just signed Ann Marie. Don’t expect Atlantic Records to be delighted about it… Who's your favorite: Ann Marie, or Anne-Marie?