News Brazil CMO UBC bolsters neighbouring rights division after signing Sony and Warner Both Warner and Warner/Chappell were previously represented by local society ABRAMUS, as was Sony
News Amazon hires Big Machine’s Kelly Rich to grow country music presence Rich named Senior Label Relations Manager, Nashville
News YouTube predicts the BRIT Awards winners 2017 Streaming platform got three correct names out of eight (36.5%) last year
News Universal’s Republic Records launches luxury suitcases with TUMI The collection was revealed at Republic Record’s Grammy Awards event in LA earlier this week
News Sentric Music signs exclusive publishing deal with Doc Brown Ben Bailey Smith's alter ego to release new album Stemma this summer
News Warner/Chappell boss Jon Platt collects prestigious Morehouse Candle Award WMG CEO Steve Cooper says Platt "inspires his songwriters, his team, and his colleagues"
Analysis Blog Are the major labels in danger of turning music streaming into a monopoly owned by Apple? Songtradr's Paul Wiltshire warns majors not to kill off Spotify
News Rag’N’Bone Man album sells 117k in powerful week one UK performance Human has already outsold the biggest British debut LP in 2016
News Ed Sheeran is now officially the biggest artist on Spotify worldwide The Warner-signed British artist has over 42m monthly listeners
News Spotify turns the tide for Katy Perry as she clocks up 18.5m streams Chained to the Rhythm is currently No.6 on Spotify’s Global Top 50 chart
News ‘Dua Lipa is a musician with a lot to say. Her album will show the breadth of her personality.’ Warner Bros UK boss Phil Christie discusses one of the biggest new artists of the year
News Capitol signs Migos via Quality Control and Motown JV Migos recently debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top 100 with their second album on QC titled C U L T U R E
News Michael Jackon’s Thriller certified 33x Diamond by the RIAA Jackson's overall worldwide record sales exceed 1 billion
News Sony/ATV signs worldwide publishing deal with Grammy-nominated songwriter Tori Kelly US singer and songwriter has worked with Max Martin and Ed Sheeran
News African music market set for growth as CISAC and ARIPO sign memorandum of understanding Agreement aims to strengthen copyright and improve revenue collection
News APRA AMCOS signs Pan-Asian deal with Sydney publisher Origin Music ORiGiN's catalogue includes music from Wally De Backer (aka Gotye), Cookin’ On Three Burners and James Morrison
News Universal second major to sign licensing deal with HD music firm MQA The deal follows a similar agreement made with Warner in May last year
News Ticketmaster now operating in 30 countries with the acquisition of Ticketpro As a result of the deal, Ticketpro CEO Serge Grimaux will be stepping down