News Lizzie Payne-James and Tim Fowler promoted in Lee & Thompson music team Payne-James joins firm's Partnership and Fowler promoted to Legal Director
News Deezer hires ex-BBC and Nothing Else Matters exec Nigel Harding as VP of Artist Marketing Harding joins from Sony imprint Nothing Else Matters Records
News Warner/Chappell signs deal extension with Latin Grammy winner El Guincho The partnership also covers the recently-launched Rico Publishing
News The Orchard wants to grow its direct to artist business in China The company is hiring for a Director, Greater China
News The UK’s AIF adds three new Board members at 2019 AGM Rewind Festival’s Katt Lingard, Boardmasters’ Kevin Moore and Nozstock’s Rob Nosworthy join 8 existing Board members
News YouTube Music makes new play for independent artists with latest round of Foundry development program acts 11 new artists added to program with additional set to be added later this year
News Sony/ATV employees to be paid ‘special’ bonuses related to EMI Music Publishing buyout Jon Platt announces that entire company will benefit from money related to acquisition of EMP
News Dominique Kulling and Maximilian Kolb promoted at BMG Kulling has been promoted to EVP Continental Europe Repertoire & Marketing and Kolb to Managing Director BMG GSA
News Chaka Zulu joins Spotify as Head of Artist and Talent Relations Exec co-founded Disturbing Tha Peace Records
News Troy Carter returns with new services company Q&A, merging with J.Erving’s Human Re Sources 'My time spent at Spotify allowed me the opportunity to see gaps that still exists between the music business and technology.'
Analysis Blog 5 key takeaways from IFPI’s Global Music Report 2019 IFPI released its Global Music Report 2019 today (April 2)
News Behind Billie Eilish: Songwriter brother Finneas O’Connell on the duo’s unique recording process Finneas O'Connell explains how Eilish's album achieved a rare intimacy
News Deezer launches new channel featuring K-Pop-focused editorial playlists Chanel will focus on K-Pop and its subgenres
News Atlantic Records, Drake, Rihanna pay tribute to ‘inspiring’ Nipsey Hussle "Words can not express our sadness. Nipsey was not only one of the greatest artists we worked with but an amazing father and leader in his community."
News SoundCloud rolls out new iOS profile configuration New configuration was announced in a blog post today (April 2)
News AWAL signs worldwide deal with UK-based independent label B-Unique Liimo and Patrick Martin are the first two artists signed through this new partnership
News There were 255m paid streaming users in 2018 – driving a 9.7% rise in global recorded music revenues to $19.1bn 2018 marked the global recorded music market's fourth consecutive year of growth, says IFPI