News Believe and TuneCore say they ‘strongly refute’ copyright infringement claims in UMG’s $500m lawsuit and ‘will fight them’ The lawsuit, filed on Monday (November 4) alleges that Believe has built its business through industrial-scale copyright infringement'
News Freddie Gibbs signs with AWAL, drops new album ‘You Only Die 1nce’ With the AWAL partnership, Gibbs will be able to retain ownership and control of his music
News Audiomack hits 10m daily active users; strikes partnership with India’s oldest label, Saregama Deal to bring 'thousands' of Bollywood hits and regional language tracks to the platform's global listener base
News UMG sues Believe and TuneCore for $500 million, alleging ‘industrial-scale copyright infringement’ Lawsuit focuses on so-called 'manipulated' audio remixes of copyrighted tracks
News Marco Paglia and Rio Caraeff appointed Co-Presidents of Musixmatch Paglia and Caraeff will report to Max Ciociola, Musixmatch Founder and CEO
News Latest round of TIDAL layoffs could hit a quarter of staff (report) Speculation within the company says as many as 100 people could lose their jobs
News BeatStars integrates music catalog into Voloco mobile recording app BeatStars' catalog of over 9 million tracks will now be available directly within Voloco's platform
News Tega Oghenejobo promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Nigeria’s Mavin Global Universal Music Group acquired a majority stake in the Lagos, Nigeria-based music company in February
News Universal’s Virgin Music Group acquires Outdustry, expanding its presence in China and India Universal's global indie artist and label services division acquires Outdustry to focus on expansion into 'high potential markets'
News Daniel Lang elevated to SVP, Global Society Relations and Digital Rights at Warner Chappell Music The appointment expands Lang's responsibilities to include oversight of US collection societies
News Chris Brown and Drake sued for at least $5m over alleged copyright infringement on ‘No Guidance’ 'No Guidance' has been streamed more than 1 billion times on Spotify, and viewed more than 480 million times on YouTube
News Duetti secures fresh $114m to buy indie artist catalogs, including $80m raised through firm’s first asset-backed securitization transaction Company, which officially launched in May 2023, says it has raised $235 million so far
News DistroKid to lay off 37 union workers DistroKid estimates that it distributes 30-40% of all new music in the world
Music Business Jobs This Never Happened This Never Happened – Marketing Manager (UK) Seeking a candidate with at least three years experience in a marketing role (ideally music based), strong copywriting skills and ability to write in a clear and engaging manner, and an ability to use data and analytic toolsJob type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News Atticus Shelley appointed VP of Finance at TuneCore Shelley played a key role at Spotify during the streamer's rapid growth ahead of its NYSE listing