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
News DistroKid receives ‘significant investment’ from Silversmith Capital Partners Financial terms of the investment have not been not disclosed
News SoundCloud expands direct monetization program to hundreds of thousands of users SoundCloud premier is being rolled out to SoundCloud Pro and Pro Unlimited creators with eligible content
News Music piracy ‘a significant issue’ says IFPI IFPI publishes Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 which analyses recorded music engagement across 20 of the world’s largest markets
News Malcolm Dunbar promoted to Global President and COO at PledgeMusic Dunbar was previously President of UK and Europe since 2016
News Sentric Electronic launches to service ‘thousands of producers without music publishing’ Launch comes after Sentric recently joined with boutique electronic music publisher Black Rock
News Facebook launches Amazon Echo rival, partners with Spotify, Pandora and iHeart Facebook's new audio/video communication devices are called the Portal and Portal+
News Irving Azoff buys out Madison Square Garden Company from JV in $125m deal Azoff MSG Entertainment will be rebranded as The Azoff Company
News Tramlines Festival’s Sarah Nulty to be recognised posthumously at Independent Festival Awards Nulty tragically passed away after a short illness aged 36 earlier this year