News Primary Wave Music Publishing partners with Gaither Music Group Gaither comprises a label, publishing company, video production company and concert tour platform
News Scooter Braun-led Ithaca Holdings acquires and partners with Richard Stumpf’s Atlas Music Publishing Atlas will continue to do business out of its established New York, Los Angeles and Nashville offices
News Venue management firms AEG Facilities and SMG merge to form ASM Global ASM will be headquartered in Los Angeles
News Article 13 disaster for music biz, joy for YouTube, as labels call for EU copyright bill to be cancelled "We would rather have no Directive at all than a bad Directive," say rightsholders
News Hit songwriter Ashley Monroe inks publishing deal with Low Country Sound & Warner/Chappell Nashville Monroe has written No. 1 hits for Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert
News Gobal’s DAX to be Slacker Radio’s exclusive US audio sales partner Slacker Radio was acquired by LiveXLive Media for $50m in 2017
News AWAL signs Danish singer/songwriter Hugo Helmig Deal offers marketing, campaign promotion, synch licensing and global distribution
News Warner/Chappell signs global publishing deal with songwriter & producer Joe Kearns Kearns has worked with artists including Ellie Goulding
News United Talent Agency signs Troy Carter, Spotify’s former Global Head of Creator Services Carter will focus on ventures in verticals such as film, TV and theater
News BMG inks digital licensing and administration deal with SESAC for India SESAC will negotiate license agreements with international online service providers on behalf of BMG
News A 44% streaming royalty rise is now locked in for songwriters in the US – so long as the likes of Spotify don’t ‘declare war’ Streaming companies will 'declare war on songwriters' if they appeal the streaming royalty rise, says David Israelite
News Warner Music Group promotes Eliah Seton to President of Independent Music & Creator Services Seton was previously President of ADA Worldwide
News Nas and Mass Appeal team up with LiveXLive to create original urban-focused content Nas will also serve as one of LiveXLive's brand ambassadors
News Decca Publishing signs British electronic musician Actress Actress joins a roster that includes Max Richter, Clark and Will Gregory
Analysis News Spotify hit 96m paying subscribers in 2018 – and just posted its first ever operating profit Firm predicts that subscriber count will reach approximately 122m by end of 2019
News Emmanuelle Cuny named SVP of Video Production for Capitol Music Group Cuny joins CMG from Atlantic Records
News Spotify buys not one, but two podcasting companies: Gimlet Media and Anchor Gimlet deal believed to have cost Spotify circa $230m
News Class action lawsuits filed in New York against Sony and Universal The suits seek damages for copyright infringement and declaratory relief