News Reservoir inks JV with Grammy-winning songwriter Warren ‘Oak’ Felder First signing to new venture is Alessia Cara collaborators The Orphanage
News Michael Alexander promoted to EVP, International for Republic, Def Jam and Island "It’s a privilege to work with the most talented artists and executives in the industry."
News Ian Cripps promoted to VP, A&R at Atlantic Records Exec reports to Atlantic President of A&R Pete Ganbarg
News First acts chosen for Innovation Network of European Showcases exchange Almost 100 European acts selected to be part of talent exchange programme
News Kobalt inks licensing deal in China with NetEase Cloud Music NetEase boasts over 400m unique users
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News Spotify and Tencent Music look set to acquire a stake in each other Game-changing deal said to come ahead of mutual IPO attempts
News Warner fires senior exec accused of sexual harassment in Sweden Major says it is "reassessing our internal code of conduct" in wake of scandal
News Propeller opens German office to build on EU radio success Tom Rose-led indie moves into new territory
News Polydor says it’s ‘at the forefront of breaking UK acts’ after BRITs Critics’ Choice result "Polydor is the best label in the UK today in terms of breaking new artists."
News Spotify keen to make sold-out Who We Be a yearly event in London Austin Daboh says company is thinking big about live music opportunity
News Latin tracks dominate Vevo’s global most-played in 2017 Despacito is 2.7bn plays ahead of the global No.2 record
News 3 Beat has ‘matured as a multi-genre label’ in 2017 Jon Barlow opens up about future of British label
News Sound City reveals first ten artists to perform at 2018 event 'Seeing these guys performing up close and personal across a wide spectrum of locations is going to be really special'
News Bucks to power Autonomy Music Group’s new publishing arm 'Autonomy Music Group is one of the most respected names in the independent music community'
News Because Music expands into the US, signs new Universal deal Agreement covers physical distribution, marketing and promotion
News Warner’s FY recorded music revenues soar above $3bn for first time in over 10 years Atlantic Records and the growth in streaming push up revenues over 10%
News The most popular song of all time on Spotify is not nominated for a Song of the Year Grammy No nomination for Shape Of You in Song or Record of the Year