News Ollie Hodge named Director of A&R at Polydor in London Hodge joins Polydor from Columbia Records where he was Senior A&R Manager.
News Universal signs multi-year direct licensing agreement with Mixcloud The global agreement includes payment for previous use of UMG’s music
News Music Business Worldwide’s site has been viewed over 5m times so far this year A record month in September, as MBW site attracts nearly 717,000 page views
News BMG buys World Circuit Records Deal includes Grammy award-winning Buena Vista Social Club (BVSC) album
News Apple buys music analytics platform Asaii for ‘under $100m’ Acquisition of California-based app comes just three weeks after Apple completed Shazam deal
News ‘He’s the Obama of the music industry’: Jay-Z pays tribute as Jon Platt collects Spirit Of Life Award Shawn Carter and Beyoncé lead tributes to outgoing Warner/Chappell boss
News AWAL Promotes Matt Riley to Vice President, A&R Riley will be based in London and will oversee AWAL’s UK A&R team
Interviews ‘Creativity and authenticity is what’s going to continue driving our business.’ Carolyn Williams, EVP of Marketing at RCA Music Group, discusses her biggest lessons learned and changing role of marketing
News NFL partner On Location Experiences buys VIP concert firm Future Beat On Location Experiences counts Imagine Dragons, Metallica and the NFL among its partners
News 5 Seconds of Summer rule US Top 40 radio in ‘huge achievement’ for UK-signed act "No-one has worked harder this year, or indeed the past five years, than 5 Seconds of Summer."
News Sophie Jian appointed Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, Warner Music Asia Jian will be based in Warner Music’s Hong Kong office and report to Simon Robson, President, Warner Music Asia
News Make Royalties Great Again: President Donald Trump signs Music Modernization Act into law "The MMA will create a more transparent and streamlined approach to music licensing and payment for artists."
News Genius is bringing lyrics to Apple Music – but it’s also sticking with Spotify Genius makes Apple Music its official music player
News Bucks inks deal with This Is Music’s new publishing company Bucks will provide administration for management firm’s new operation
News Believe buys majority stake in rock and metal label Nuclear Blast MBW understands acquisition cost Believe eight figures
News UK press company Jukebox PR launches Jukebox Management, reveals global expansion plans Jukebox PR celebrates its 10th anniversary this year
News Laura Monks named General Manager of Decca Records Monks steps up to the new position after six years at Decca
News Capitol Music Group appoints Anton Monsted Executive Vice President, Soundtracks And A&R Monsted will report to President Ashley Newton and will be based in Hollywood