News Warner Music Group announces dates for move into new LA Arts District HQ WMG West Coast operations to live under one roof for the first time
News Apple’s HomePod accounts for just 6% of the installed smart speaker base in the US – report Report published by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners
News Greenlight division of Bill Gates’ ad agency BEN secures global publicity rights for Whitney Houston Greenlight is the icon representation and merchandise licensing division of Gates' Branded Entertainment Network
News Deezer appoints Tarek Mounir as CEO of MENA Mounir joins Deezer from international broadcast media company Turner
News Warner Music Sweden appoints Niklas Twetman as Marketing Director Twetman joins the company from Universal Music Group
News Sony/ATV signs global deal with Can’t Get You Out Of My Head songwriter Cathy Dennis The agreement extends Sony/ATV’s representation of her classic songs
News Big Deal Music Group signs JV deal with Diplo’s Mad Decent Publishing Big Deal will administer songs for Mad Decent and the two companies will join forces to sign new talent
News Amuse to pay AI-driven royalty advance money to independent artists Diego Farias's company adds important financial service to offering
News Zach Katz teams with Scooter Braun to launch music business investment group Raised In Space Firm working with Ripple's Xpring to "integrate blockchain and the digital asset XRP where it can most powerfully benefit and impact the music industry"
News Max Lousada leads Warner’s recorded music business to $1bn quarter Across the full calendar year of 2018, Warner's recorded music operation hit revenues of $3.5bn
News Festicket secures $4.6m funding from Edge Investments Funding will support Festicket’s entrance into new markets
News CISAC to carry out major upgrade to international musical work identifier system CISAC launches major project to upgrade the international musical work identifier
News UK music retailer HMV bought by Sunrise Records owner Doug Putman The deal will see 100 stores taken over
News West One Music Group expands into Australia with Sydney office Dan Moonie will head up the Australian operation as Senior Music Licensing Consultant
News EMPIRE hires Amir Abbassy in Content role and Peter Kadin as VP of Marketing Company will soon release music from Iggy Azalea and Robin Thicke
News Primary Wave signs multi-million dollar deal to rep Paul Anka catalog The deal covers Anka's controlled publishing, his master rights and his name and likeness
News Music Modernization Act: Labels and publishers back NMPA’s bid to run new mechanical rights society Universal, Sony and Warner, as well as indies, support publisher org's application