News Dua Lipa hits 1bn views on YouTube with ‘New Rules’ Video by Warner Bros. star is one of the 15 fastest to reach the milestone
News Tom Corson-led Warner Bros signs US rapper Saweetie California rapper Saweetie has signed her own ICY label imprint in partnership with Artistry Records and Warner Bros.
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News Big Deal inks global deal to administer Notable Music – and its array of Cy Coleman classics Big Spender, The Best Is Yet To Come and Witchcraft all included in deal
News Sony Music buys chunk of Cooking Vinyl Australia with ‘significant investment’ MBW understands that Cooking Vinyl UK remain a stakeholder in the company
News YouTube Red is ‘a music service’ and is about to expand around the globe, says Susan Wojcicki Platform's CEO says subscription tier will soon launch in around "a hundred" countries worldwide
News IDOL hires Sean Maxson as General Manager for North America Thomas Sharp Maxwell promoted to Director, Label Development and A&R
News Apple Music launches student deal in 82 additional markets Deal arrives in nearly all the countries where Apple Music is available
News Former Epic Records MD Dougie Bruce joins Universal Music Publishing UK Bruce previously worked for UMPG for four years from 2004-2008
News Sony/ATV Germany bolsters A&R team Alexandra Ziem, Niklas Tholen and Julia Osterried join publisher's creative team as Sarah Schneider is promoted
News What The Grammys must learn from The BRITs: When you make a mistake, don’t dawdle – fix it Why Neil Portnow could learn a lot from Ged Doherty and the BPI
News A month away from the stock market, Spotify offers free 60 day Premium deal Two-month freebie is themed around Valentines Day
News Nonesuch hires Republic’s Dan Cohen as VP of Marketing Marketing exec has worked with Lorde, John Mellencamp, Jack Johnson, Mondo Cozmo, Phantogram and Marian Hill
News Kobalt signs global publishing deal with Enrique Iglesias Agreement covers star's entire song catalog
News Absolute inks worldwide deal with Cherry Red for Warner-divested catalogues The deal includes 13 discographies, including Dinosaur Jr, Renaissance, Four-play, Third Ear Band, Greenslade, Marc Almond and Howard Jones
News Applications open for Richard Antwi Scholarship in London Full support provided to a student on the University of Westminster’s MA in Music Business Management in memory of late British exec
News Ed Sheeran manager Stuart Camp splits with Rocket Music 'We look forward to seeing Stu’s company and Ed’s success go from strength to strength'