Music Business News: North America

Universal Music Publishing Group signs Logic to exclusive administration deal

Logic has amassed billions of streams and sold over five million albums

Beatport integrates LINK subscription service with Denon DJ hardware

Integration to be available before the end of 2019

Laurie Zeleny joins Vevo as SVP of People

Exec is responsible for Vevo’s global people strategy

Sony/ATV inks global content deal with music app developer Gismart

The Gismart product portfolio has 17 million monthly active users

Pro Music Rights inks deal with Billboard-charting act OG Maco

'The industry should take note that artists will no longer have to stand idle while their royalties are tied up in an opaque, antiquated system.'

After Spotify’s launch in India, how is its global expansion progressing?

An in-depth look at how Spotify performed in Q1 in terms of users and subscribers around the world

Music discovery startup LÜM closes $1.2m seed funding round, partners with Frank Productions

LÜM focuses exclusively on emerging artists

Primary Wave Music Publishing acquires 50% stake in Whitney Houston Estate

The deal sees Primary Wave acquire a stake in the singer's music assets