News Warner Music bolsters Korea operation with local hip-hop label Brand New Music Korean hip-hop artist and producer Rhymer founded Brand New Music in 2011
News Warner/Chappell signs up to SESAC and SUISA’s multi-territory Mint service for iTunes Transatlantic JV platform is up-and-running with major publisher on board
News Manny Smith named SVP of A&R at Interscope Records Smith signed Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q and Rae Sremmurd
News ASCAP relaunches royalty admin services arm Songwize The business offers rightsholders a royalty administration service for digital platforms
News Drake’s More Life tops 250m streams across Apple Music and Spotify in two-and-a-half days Playlist reaches nearly 600m streams over two days
News Italy’s recorded music market growth stalls as streaming jumps 39% CDs remain largest market contributor
News Proper expands to larger UK warehouse as it hires HMV’s Jon Higgs New Dartford move creates double the space for profitable British firm
News James Grant Group readies rapid expansion in US market CEO Neil Rodford speaks out following Deckstar acquisition deal
News Monti Olson named SVP of A&R at Warner Bros Records Former Global Entertainment and UMPG exec reports into Dan McCarroll
News WIN launches global overview of chart reporting Study will evolve in the future and takes in various markets
News Drake breaks Ed Sheeran’s Spotify record with 76m streams in a day More Life triggers massive play-count for Canadian star
News Warner Bros UK launches streaming-led imprint Artists To Watch Records Label will be overseen by Warner's global playlist boss Kieron Donoghue
News Pandora’s Australia and New Zealand boss Jane Huxley exits company Exec is fourth senior Pandora exec to vacate their position in past 12 months
News James Grant Group raises $12m and acquires Deckstar Management More acquisitions on the way from James Arthur and Louis Tomlinson's management home
News Sentric Music scores multi-million investment from BGF’s £2.5bn fund Venture capital company pumps initial £3m into Sentric to aid international expansion
News Universal inks deal with MelodyVR for ‘revolutionary music VR experiences’ Deal comes three months after similar agreement was reached with Warner Music Group