News Universal Music Canada promotes Kristen Burke to EVP and GM Exec appointed newly created role after 18 years at the label
News SoundExchange’s SXWorks launches free tool to fix widespread NOI copyright problem in the US NOI LOOKUP offers songwriters and publishers a free tool to identify their works - and get paid
News Horus Music bolsters India office with senior marketing hire Archana Shivhare appointed Director of Marketing at growing distribution and services firm
Interviews Spotify’s Scientist: Artificial Intelligence should be embraced, not feared, by the music business Spotify's François Pachet on the future for AI-assisted music - and why it's a great thing
News Sony/ATV’s Javier Dean joins Warner/Chappell to become A&R Director for Spain Exec joins new Warner/Chappell Spain MD Santiago Menéndez-Pidal
News Amazon Prime Music expanding into India with Saregama deal We are excited to partner with Saregama to add classics over the decades in several Indian languages to boost our always expanding Indian and International catalogue.
News YouTube commits to assigning ID numbers to songwriters and artists ISNI aims to ensure that 'every published work can be unambiguously attributed to its creator'
News Sony/ATV renews global deal with hit songwriter Jack Antonoff Antonoff has recently written songs for the likes of Taylor Swift, Lorde and Pink
News John Fleckenstein and Joe Riccitelli named Co-Presidents of RCA Records Duo will report into Peter Edge following departure of Tom Corson to Warner Bros
News Stormzy signs major deal with Atlantic Records Celebrated independent artist makes leap to major label
News Laura Swanson named EVP, Media & Strategic Development at Warner Bros Records First hiring of Tom Corson is ex-Epic executive
Interviews Mel C: ‘The Spice Girls were told that girl bands don’t sell’ Solo artist and Spice Girl discusses career to date at Association of Independent Music event
News Spotify launches multimedia feature Spotlight Partners include BuzzFeed News, Cheddar, Crooked Media, Lenny Letter, Gimlet Media, Genius, The Minefield Girl, Refinery29 and Uninterrupted
News Scooter Braun to deliver keynote at Midem SB Projects founder to discuss his career to date at annual conference in Cannes
News UMPG partners with song data hub Auddly Pilot initiative seeks to improve metadata tracking and ensure the rights of music creators
News Brad O’Donnell and Hudson Plachy step up at Capitol Christian Music Group Duo report into recently-promoted CEO Peter York
News Downtown’s Songtrust signs pan-EU licensing agreement with ICE Services Songtrust manages over 1m copyrights for clients and recently expanded into Europe
News Pulse Music Publishing extends admin deal with Music Asset Management, celebrates record-breaking growth In 2017, Pulse reported a record 205% increase in gross revenues over 2016