News Marketing agency Blackstar London launches Firm helmed by former UMG marketing exec Olivia Hobbs
News YouTube is paying artists’ promotion budgets… if they promise not to criticize YouTube, says report Bloomberg report suggests deal is being done as industry relations with service improve
News AEG Presents expands into France, hires Arnaud Meersseman New recruit will report to Steve Homer and Toby Leighton-Pope
News YouTube muscles in on Vevo’s territory with new Official Artist Channels Official Artist Channels will consolidate artist's subscriber base into a single hub
News Primary Wave strikes deal to represent Alice Cooper publishing rights Marketing and admin agreement will see Primary Wave push star's catalogue
News Live Nation Latin appoints Patricia Flores as VP of Marketing Exec moves over from AEG/Goldenvoice to push forward newly-launched division
News Rick Sackheim hired as EVP at Epic Records ' I look forward in working with Sylvia Rhone to continue driving our music, artistry and label to the next level'
News Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Lewis named EVP of A&R at Epic Records in Los Angeles Exec and producer leaves Motown after six years with UMG label
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