News Warner Records inks pact with Gee Roberson and Jean Nelson’s BPG Music Partnership has already brought artists Erica Banks and David Sabastian to Warner
Analysis News YouTube generated nearly $20bn from ads last year – more than $54m per day Annual figure was up by over $4.6bn year-on-year
News Neil Jacobson secures IPO for $200m acquisitive music company, now trading on the NYSE Company to float on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TMAC.U on February 3
News Nuclear Blast Records appoints Jerome Riera, Gerardo Martinez and Marcus Hammer for new global management structure Believe acquired a majority stake in the label in October 2018
Analysis Blog ‘In the music business, there is no such thing as an independent within a major.’ Henry Semmence, founder and MD of UK-based Absolute Label Services, on what Sony’s acquisition of AWAL means for the wider independent sector
News Spotify subscriptions grew to 155m in 2020, Monthly Active Users topped 345m Spotify published its financial results today
News Post Malone manager Dre London named as official patron for UK youth initiative Shadow To Shine Shadow to Shine was launched by Becky Fatemi in 2017
Analysis News Sony Music revenues soared above $4.5bn in 2020, after huge final quarter of the year Sony Music's streaming revenues jumped by 19.5% in 2020, and by 26% in calendar Q4
News The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and Concord form joint venture Partnership will operate under the Easy Eye Sound label name and logo
News Sony Music buys AWAL and Kobalt Neighbouring Rights from Kobalt Music Group Rob Stringer-led Sony swoops for Kobalt's independent artist and label services division, which generated $111m in FY2019
People: Ann TausisCEO, Kobalt Neighbouring Rights Ann Tausis was named CEO of Kobalt Neighbouring Rights in 2019
Interviews ‘Latin music artists are not getting the recognition they deserve.’ MTW Agency CEO Diana Dotel discusses the challenges that come with working with Latin music and biggest lessons learned across her career
People: Sir Lucian GraingeChairman & CEO, Universal Music Group British executive Sir Lucian Grainge was knighted in 2016
News DistroKid launches ‘matchmaking service’ to help labels find unsigned artists; Republic Records named first partner DistroKid has tapped music industry veteran Ché Pope to head new initiative
People: Jason RackhamManaging Director, [PIAS] UK Jason Rackham was named Managing Director of [PIAS] UK in 2016