Analysis News TikTok on the clock: A timeline of the app’s tumultuous relationship with the current US government TikTok and the US Justice Department faced off in federal court on Monday (September 16)
News American Hockey League sued for alleged copyright infringement by Sony and Universal-owned production music firm APM AHL becomes latest US-based professional sports league to be involved in litigation over alleged copyright infringement
News Dirty Hit renews UK physical distribution partnership with Universal Music UK Dirty Hit says its partnership with the Universal Music Group unit has yielded a string of chart-topping albums
Music Business Jobs BMG BMG – Director – Creative & Licensing, Maternity Cover (UK) Must have experience working in sync and / or production music industry, knowledge of MAC & PC functionality, and interpersonal skillsJob type: Licensing/RightsLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
Music Business Jobs BMG BMG – Manager – Creative & Licensing, Parental Cover (UK) Required: Experience working in sync and / or production within the music industry, knowledge of MAC & PC functionality, and excellent interpersonal skillsJob type: Licensing/RightsLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News PARTYNEXTDOOR named top artist-songwriter in Q2 2024 on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications). Mustard named as top non-performing songwriter Meanwhile, Mustard was named the top non-performing songwriter for the second quarter of 2024
News Defected Records’ publishing arm Chooses Warner Chappell Music UK as exclusive publishing partner Founded in 1999, London-headquartered Defected Records specializes in dance music
News Universal strikes global licensing deal with B2B music streaming tech provider Tuned Global Expanded agreement builds on a long-standing relationship between the two companies
Analysis News Who owns K-pop giant HYBE? HYBE founder Bang Si-hyuk remains the largest shareholder, but Scooter Braun and BTS own a significant chunk as well
News Roblox launches music charts as part of push into music discovery Gaming platform also formally announced its DistroKid integration at the Roblox Developers Conference (RDC)
News Litmus Music acquires Opus, owner of Juice WRLD and Maluma rights, after extending credit facility to $400m Litmus launched in August 2022 with an initial $500m commitment from Carlyle Global Credit
News UK competition regulator launches investigation into Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket sale Watchdog said that it plans to scrutinize "whether the sale of Oasis tickets by Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law".
News Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia promotes Atena Banisaid to GM, Christoffer Lindh to Head of A&R SMP's Scandinavian division has been enjoying success lately with co-writing credits on Charli XCX and Zara Larsson tracks.
News This US musician allegedly generated $10m using bots to rack up fake streams of AI songs. He could face decades in prison for wire fraud and money laundering The DOJ has charged an individual over the suspected use of AI to generate large amounts of fake music streams
News IDOL inks global marketing and distribution deal with Berlin-based City Slang The partnership launches with the release of Caribou's latest album next month