News Andrew Spence promoted to General Counsel at Sony Music Publishing UK Spence first joined the company in 2014 as a Business Affairs Manager
News Nathan Barley Phillips and Shawn Keith upped to Heads of A&R in Europe and North America at Nuclear Blast Believe-owned metal label Nuclear Blast has restructured its A&R department
Analysis Blog ‘We must make life fair for creators, or we will lose the next Paul McCartney.’ CISAC President Bjorn Ulvaeus looks ahead to next week’s CISAC General Assembly in Mexico
News Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden joins board of AI music for gaming company PlusMusic.ai PlusMusic.ai has a number music and electronic entertainment-related patents
Analysis News Rob Stringer says music streaming fraud ‘is a problem that must be eliminated’, calls for better payouts from short-form video platforms Sony Music Group Chairman covers various key industry topics in presentation to Sony Corp investors
News HYBE inks music distribution deal with Tencent Music Entertainment Deal will see music from HYBE artists including Seventeen and Tomorrow x Together made available on QQ Music, Kugou and Kuwo
News CD Baby ends distribution of vinyl and CDs to focus on streaming CD Baby to close warehouse and end physical distribution service
News Universal partners with generative AI startup Endel to create ‘AI-powered, artist-driven functional music’ Companies will use Endel’s proprietary AI technology to let UMG artists "reimagine" their music and create "science-backed soundscapes"
News Donna Vergier named VP, International Marketing at Chrysalis Records/Blue Raincoat Music Exec previously held international marketing positions at Mute, Domino Recordings and Good Soldier Records
News Nick Jarjour exits role as Global Head of Song Management at Hipgnosis Songs Fund Exec to 'embark on an exciting new chapter in [his] journey'
News Music credits company Jaxsta launches online record store Vinyl.com Company says the 'iconic' vinyl.com URL offers a deep catalog of vinyl records, powered by Jaxsta’s Official Music Credits'.
News ONErpm launches Digital Strategy Department, led by Casey Childers Located in Nashville, Childers was most recently Senior Project Manager at the company
News Peermusic expands neighbouring rights collection to China with CAVCA partnership Established in 2008, CAVCA is an IFPI member and the only collective management organization for copyrights of audio and video products and music-related audiovisual works in China
Analysis News Indie labels question if record companies’ share of streaming royalties is ‘undervalued’ vs. music publishers’ slice of the pie A new report from indie label group IMPALA asks if recorded music should have seen its share of the streaming pie grow faster
News Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million dollar’ music rights deal with rock band Skillet Company has acquired their music publishing, as well as the record royalties across five of their albums released from 2003 through 2016