News Concord Music Publishing acquires Imagine Dragons catalog in $100m+ deal "We're honest, we're fair, we're fast, and everyone out there knows we have the financing the write the check."
Analysis News Why Warner Music Group just paid $85m for a company that makes Instagram memes What's behind the major's surprise buyout of IMGN Media?
Analysis News Tencent Music is racking up label deals, and going far deeper than licensing What Universal, Cooking Vinyl and Kobalt's new deals really mean in China
Analysis News Beggars Group revenues hit $83m in 2019, as XL Recordings generated over $50m "Whilst we are expecting a slowdown in certain channels [from COVID-19] – for example physical sales, synchronisation, and performance income – we expect streaming to be least affected."
News India’s Reliance in talks with ByteDance to invest in TikTok (report) TikTok's business in India is reportedly being valued at over $3bn
News Mark Flaherty promoted to EVP of Marketing for Warner Records He has driven campaigns for the likes of Dua Lipa and Bebe Rexha
News Hipgnosis buys music catalog from Jay-Z, Kanye West producer Dion ‘No I.D’ Wilson No I.D. has achieved success with artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Usher, Rihanna, Common, Drake and Ed Sheeran
News PULSE signs rapper Flo Milli to exclusive global publishing deal Artist has had co-signs from the likes of Cardi B, SZA, Doja Cat, Rico Nasty, Kehlani, and others
News Good Soldier Records says UK airplay No.1 shows it can compete with majors ‘at the top level’ Christian Tattersfield tells MBW his company is targeting half a billion streams for Dancing In The Moonlight
News Universal signs two major deals in China – as it launches new label with Tencent Music Unlike previous years, UMG goes direct with rival services in market
News Roc Nation signs British hip-hop DJ Charlie Sloth Sloth's new single Purple Ft. Polo G & Deno was released on August 7
News Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat appears to get Universal, Warner off the hook Trump's wording deliberately careful in letters to Senate
Interviews Ditto Management on going Top 5 in the UK: ‘We’re not in the old school music industry club – we’ve got data instead!’ Matt Dodds on the first year of Ditto's management company – and its plans to break "household names" globally
Analysis News As Round Hill sues TuneCore for $33m, could war break out between publishers and indie distributors? Could Richard Busch's latest industry lawsuit inspire other indie publishers to take legal action?
News Hipgnosis acquires recording royalties for Barry Manilow catalog And Merck Mercuriadis' latest acquisition is...