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
News Max Lousada hails Warner’s BRITs noms haul Major label has more home-grown British artists nominated than any other record company
News AIM CEO Paul Pacifico joins Creative Industries Federation board “I am delighted to have this incredible opportunity to represent music and creative entrepreneurs at the highest level"
Interviews “Every songwriter needs to sit there, keep going, and wait for ‘it’ to happen” ABBA legend Benny Andersson is our latest World's Greatest Songwriter
News Round Hill raises $263m for more acquisitions Growing independent publisher set to continue acquisition spree