Music Business News: United States

Paula Salvatore appointed Vice President of Client Relations and Studio Marketing at Universal

Exec to oversee client relations, booking and studio marketing across UMG's US commercial recording studios

We told you Warner Music Group was becoming a media company – now it’s launched an advertising division.

New digital advertising and creative content department will bring together the company's 'digital advertising firepower under one unit'

Songtradr acquires film, TV and gaming music data platform Tunefind

Tunefind attracts over 30m unique visitors each year

Blackstone is buying eOne Music from Hasbro in $385m cash deal

Chris Taylor to run eOne Music as a standalone company under Blackstone ownership

Spotify is launching podcast subscriptions… but it’s not going to make any money from them

Spotify will reportedly announce its own podcast subscription offering soon

Kobalt’s Chief Marketing Officer, Ryan Wright, leaves company after seven years

Kobalt founder and Chairman pays tribute to Wright's contribution to company's success

After selling catalog to Concord, Downtown launches new services division led by Mike Smith

Downtown projects that it will generate over $600m from services this year alone

AWAL extends deal with Tom Misch for forthcoming album

Long-term AWAL artist signs new deal following Sony buyout announcement