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
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