News Sony signed $250m distribution deal for Michael Jackson recordings in 2018 – report Deal is for seven years, says report from WSJ
News Skint founder Damian Harris returns to iconic UK label as Creative Director Exec's first move will be a rebrand of the label
News Cooking Vinyl invests in production music and sync specialist Motus Music "The synergies of combining two great sync teams and catalogues will greatly benefit Cooking Vinyl Publishing and Motus."
News Warner/Chappell vs. Spotify: Music rights company backed by fellow publishers in India licensing dispute "ICMP and its members express their full support of Warner/Chappell Music in its actions."
News Ben Harvey named President of Sony and Kygo JV, Palm Tree Records SiriusXM presenter played key role in the early career of Kygo
Interviews Why Anghami, with over 1m paying users, doesn’t feel threatened by Spotify in the Middle East Elie Habib, Co-Founder of Anghami, on why the Lebanon-based music streaming company is the leading service in MENA
News Sony/ATV boosts Business & Legal Affairs team with new promotions and appointments Nicole Giacco, Ryan Raichilson and Melissa Yermes have been promoted
News Veteran music exec Don Simpson joins The Bowery Presents as Chief Operating Officer Exec was most recently COO of The Feldman Agency
News Omnian Music Group hires former 4AD Director of A&R Jane Abernethy as MD Omnian is the parent company of Captured Tracks, 2MR, Sinderlyn and Manufactured Recordings
News SoundCloud launches discounted SoundCloud Go+ service for students Premium subscription for students costs $4.99/€4.99
News UK’s Competition Authority prepares legal action against Viagogo Ticket seller 'is still not compliant' with court order, says CMA
News Kenney Shiu returns to BMG to head up new Hong Kong office He originally joined BMG as its Director in China in 2015 and left to join Kobalt
News Kobalt Music Group is raising the biggest investment round in its history MBW speculates that the new funding raise could be in excess of $100m
News Spotify now reaches 0.07% of India’s population (also known as a million people) A good start for Daniel Ek's company - with a long way to go
News Apple is hiring for a Global Head of Latin Music to grow ‘multi-million dollar business programs’ Company is hiring for a Global Head of Latin Music Business in Miami
News 7digital accepts €4m settlement to end Juke Entertainment partnership The settlement sees 7digital released from all outstanding commitments relating to Juke
News Warner/Chappell signs publishing deal with Winnie Raeder She’s recently played support slots for Alex Vargas, Nikhil and Banfi
News Keith Flint of The Prodigy dies aged 49 Flint sang on the No.1 hit singles Firestarter and Breathe