News Mahalia named as YouTube Music’s next UK Artist On The Rise Mahalia has amassed more than 28m views on YouTube in the past year
News Scott Borchetta pays $6m for properties on Music Row, Nashville – report Properties were bought from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens
News Ann Tausis promoted to CEO of Kobalt Neighbouring Rights Exec has overseen $250m in payouts in past half-decade
News Warner Chappell Music signs worldwide deal with UK artist, songwriter, DJ and producer Afro B His single Drogba (Joanna) has accumulated millions of streams
News Music industry veterans Chris Herbert and Rick Riccobono join the board of music tech start-up Audoo Nigel Elderton also joined the Audoo advisory board in July
Interviews ‘The word manager is misleading. People think we’re somehow the boss of the artist. It’s the opposite; they’re the boss.’ Ex-Nirvana manager, now running Gold Village Entertainment, Danny Goldberg discusses his past, and his present
News Taylor Swift is getting friendly with Spotify ahead of her new album, Lover. Times have changed. In the lead-up to launch day, two former foes are getting remarkably cozy...
News Universal launches hip-hop label in India with Nas and Mass Appeal Mass Appeal India's first signing is Mumbai rapper DIVINE
Interviews ‘If you’re really struggling with the B-sides, you probably shouldn’t bother…’ As home to The Cure for nearly two decades, Fiction Records had a profound influence on music around the world. Today, as it celebrates its 40th birthday, the label continues to champion leading alternative artists…
Interviews ‘New artists must build something authentic that will carry them through their career.’ Years & Years manager Martha Kinn and Sophie Bloggs who heads up the YM&U electronic music roster on how to approach artist management in 2019
News AWAL inks partnership with Brian Kelley And Tyler Hubbard’s newly-formed Round Here Records Country artist Canaan Smith signed as part of new partnership
News Dave Pichilingi to head up Modern Sky Entertainment in the US, role expanded to CEO UK & North America Exec will divide his time between Liverpool, London and Los Angeles
News Mr Eazi’s talent incubator emPawa Africa launches second phase of funding and mentoring program Mentors include Diplo, afrobeats producers E. Kelly, Juls and GuiltyBeatz, South African rapper Kwesta and others
News 10K Projects, Create Music Group make strategic investment in management & digital agency, Homemade Projects Deal includes launch of Homemade Records JV, to be distributed through Caroline
Interviews ‘US regulation for songwriters is archaic – and it results in less fair outcomes.’ SESAC continues to disrupt the long-standing domination of US perfoming rights by ASCAP and BMI – while escalating its presence around the world