News Karen Lamberton promoted at RCA Records to EVP, Soundtracks and Film & TV Licensing New role to focus on modernizing policy within the field of licensing
News Sony inks worldwide distribution deal with Australia’s UNIFIED Jaddan Comerford says Oz company "could not be happier" with The Orchard deal
News SoundCloud hires Shazam’s Antonious Porch as General Counsel Former Viacom exec will be based in New York City
News Facebook inks pan-European licensing deals with Wixen, Sacem and Socan News follows recent agreements with Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV
News SoundExchange has now paid over $5bn to artists and labels, with $652m distributed in 2017 Over $30m paid to publisher members last year
News Indie labels sign landmark deal in China – and, unlike majors, they’re not going exclusive with Tencent Merlin inks non-exclusive deals with Alibaba, Tencent and NetEase Cloud Music
News Bankrupt iHeartMedia owes over $35m to music companies Money owed to SoundExchange, ASCAP, BMI, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Global Music Rights
News Sony/ATV promotes Jacob Fain to SVP A&R, Head of Research & Analytics Exec moves up from his prior role as VP, A&R
News Official: Spotify will go public on April 3 Company confirms long-awaited date that shares will be listed on NYSE
News Independent labels set for $60m payout from Latin American streaming services in 2018 Merlin members' earnings from Latin America increase five fold in three years thanks to streaming
News Fate of Apple and Shazam deal to be decided in April Will the European Commission clear the $400m deal?
News iHeartMedia files for bankruptcy in the US Bob Pittman says deal is a 'significant accomplishment'
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News Lyor Cohen talks YouTube, his exit from Warner Music and those Russell Simmons allegations at SXSW Veteren exec and YouTube's Global Head of Music gives wide-ranging keynote at SXSW
News Concord Music invests in digital marketing platform found.ee 'Concord has empowered us to enhance the product to be the system we always envisioned.'
News Despite arrival of Spotify, streaming revenue growth slowed considerably in Japan last year Physical revenues make up more than 80% of local market
News Spotify launches self-serve ad platform in the UK and Canada Spotify Ad Studio first arrived in the US last year