News Concord buys yet again in multi-million dollar deal with Warner Recordings from Jewel, Sergio Mendes and more included in latest divestment agreement
News SoundCloud slashes 40% of staff as financial reality hits hard London and San Fran offices to be closed in dramatic cost-cutting
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News UMPG promotes Kevin Cady to dual finance and strategy role Cady joined UMPG in 2005 and most recently served as Vice President of Global Finance
News Ingrid Silver exits Dentons to join Reed Smith in London Silver joins growing Entertainment & Media Industry Group in London after nearly 12 years at Dentons
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News YouTube loses ground on US subscription music streaming in first six months of 2017 Both single-track downloads and digital album sales fall 24% compared to 2016
News Jay-Z’s 4:44, a TIDAL exclusive, illegally downloaded nearly 1m times in 3 days MUSO data shows 56% of illegal activity around album took place in the US
News Pascal Nègre’s Six et Sept signs distribution deal with Believe Independent label is a joint venture with RTL Group
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News Kanye West quits TIDAL, claiming service owes him $3m – report Relationship with Jay-Z's streaming service has reportedly fallen apart
News Sony Music to start manufacturing its own vinyl for the first time in nearly 30 years Major's Japan-based music division to start pressing discs just outside Tokyo
News Republic Records promotes Marisa Bianco to VP, Media Ex-Atlantic exec has been part of Universal label since 2014
News Metro Boomin launches his own label, Boominati Worldwide, with Republic/UMG Star has produced 5 Top 10 records in the US this year, and just released his solo artist record
News How homegrown hip-hop is ‘exploding’ in Germany – and creating mainstream chart stars How the likes of Banger Musik are changing the face of the German pop charts
News Metro Boomin was the USA’s biggest hit songwriter of Q1 2017 Leland Wayne leads songwriter chart compiled by Royalty Exchange for MBW