News Spotify and Apple Music are both searching for New York’s smartest hip-hop head Both streaming companies are hiring for senior hip-hop roles in the Big Apple
News Pandora completes $145m acquisition of AdsWizz, paying $66m in cash 9.9 million shares of Pandora common stock paid as part of the deal
News Sony/ATV extends deal with British producer Two Inch Punch “We are thrilled to continue this relationship with such a hugely talented producer and songwriter.”
Analysis News Pandora now has a $14.99-per-month family plan to rival Spotify and Apple Music’s Firm bids to grow subscription base with rival discount bundle
News SOCAN elects new board of directors to serve from 2018 to 2021 Majors and independents both represented on new-look board
News Emma Banks to receive Music Industry Trusts Award in November CAA exec follows Rob Stringer to win award in London
News Merlin hires Marta de la Hoz, Chaida Kapfunde and Quentin Martins as it celebrates 10th anniversary Merlin says its members are worth more than a 12% share of the global digital recorded music market
News Kobalt signs global publishing deal with Latin star Prince Royce Artist has over 55m followers on social media platforms
News Atlantic Records and Big Yellow Dog ink partnership for future releases “The more we spoke about it, the more it seemed like a no-brainer to partner up."
News Darcus Beese named President of Island Records in New York Exec started his career at Island in 1989
News Sony forecasts slowdown in industry’s global recorded music growth in 2018 Kevin Kelleher presented numbers to investors in Japan this week
News Rob Stringer talks Spotify, YouTube, The Orchard and Sony’s ‘aggressive investment’ in data tools Address in Japan covers a range of areas essential to Sony's business
News Distributor Ditto poaches Tunecore’s Chris Mooney to run US operation Exec worked for Tunecore for eight years
News YouTube Music begins its ascent: ‘The potential prize here is huge’ YouTube Music arrives in the US, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea
News Swedish startup Amuse closes $15.5m funding round Capital will be used to expand operations globally in Europe and the US
News IMPALA raises ‘serious’ concerns over Sony and EMI deal "This is a step too far and I would expect to see an in-depth investigation in the EU and other key jurisdictions"
News Sound Royalties launches funding program for independent labels and distributors "This program significantly advances our support for the master side of the music industry"