News LyricFind: It’s possible that we ‘unknowingly’ pinched Genius lyrics for Google search results Statement addresses claims made in Wall Street Journal article
News Concord acquires historic classical music publisher Sikorski Business to sit alongside Concord’s Boosey & Hawkes classical division
Interviews Amuse is capable of offering $1m-plus advances. What’s its long-term game plan? Amuse CEO Diego Farias explains how he's building a record label fully attuned to the needs of artists in the digital age
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Interviews ‘Music is fundamentally important to people. It’s not disposable – nor are the artists who create it.’ Ian Montone, manager of Vampire Weekend and many others at Monotone Inc. on the industry and his career
News AWAL Signs Recordings Deal With Australian Musician Angie McMahon McMahon's first single Slow Mover has gone Gold in Australia
News Merck Mercuriadis’s Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquires catalog from Jason Aldean producer Michael Knox Together with Jason Aldean, Knox has sold over 35m singles in addition to 18m albums
News BMG Production Music rebrands, launches Hidden Hit Makers campaign 'We chart our success outside of the charts and boldly work in the shadows.'
News AEG teams with CJ LiveCity to build K-Pop themed entertainment complex & 20,000-cap arena in Seoul, South Korea Venue is projected to attract over 20m visitors annually
News Spotify inks exclusive podcast deal with Barack and Michelle Obama 'Connecting people with original and thoughtful creators — especially those with the ability to highlight underrepresented and indispensable narratives — is at the core of our mission.'
News DEAG acquires 51% majority interest in Germany-based promoter C2 Concerts C2 Concerts saw turnover of €7m in 2018
News Goldman Sachs says 1.15bn people will pay for music streaming by 2030, as it ups industry forecast 'Music In The Air' update brings optimistic news for record companies
News Live Nation invests in three female-led companies via first round of Women Nation Fund 'We started the Women Nation Fund to help expand the pool of female entrepreneurs in the live music space.'
News Lil Nas X rejected a $1 million-plus deal with Amuse before signing to Columbia Records 'My challenge would be: excuse me, what did Columbia actually do in this? He was doing millions of streams per day before they picked him up.'