News Sony Music Publishing launches global ‘Songwriter Assistance’ wellness program Songwriter Assistance will offer 24/7 counseling support via global hotlines
News Warner Chappell inks sub-publishing deal with estate of legendary Belgian singer Jacques Brel Brel’s music career spanned more than two decades
News Now Joni Mitchell pulls classic albums from Spotify: ‘I stand with Neil Young.’ Blue, Court And Spark and other classic albums have been pulled from Spotify
Analysis News Neil Young’s Spotify exodus is a test case for artists who dare question music industry dogma. Crack by crack, Neil Young's protest could cause an earthquake at the center of Spotify's business
News Spotify was hit by a strange outage today, with hits by Taylor Swift, Adele, Dua Lipa suddenly left unavailable to play MBW has confirmed with friends in the industry that the outage hit Spotify in both the US and the UK, as well as European territories such as Germany and France.
News Universal expands agreements with Twitch and Amazon Music Twitch to collaborate with UMG on original content for the live streaming service
News Beggars Group inks licensing deal with music licensing platform Adaptr The deal provides Adaptr access to Beggars' catalog of artists
News Sex Pistols founding member Glen Matlock inks worldwide solo deal with Universal Deal will see Matlock release a new album in 2022
News Nabil Ayers appointed US President at Beggars Group Former Beggars US President Matt Harmon is stepping down after 24 years
News Universal inks licensing agreement with Nordic fitness service Mentra by SATS Deal will allow Mentra fitness users to exercise to UMG’s catalog of recorded music across the Nordic region
News Elvis Costello inks exclusive worldwide music publishing deal with BMG BMG to administer rights to all his songs dating back to debut album My Aim Is True, released in 1977
News Jenn Hovick named Vice President of Artist and Label Development at AWAL Hovick joined AWAL in 2018 to lead the company’s B2B business
News Wise Music Group acquires Italy-based publisher Baby Angel Music BAM catalog contains over 15,000 songs
News Anghami set for NASDAQ listing as SPAC shareholders approve merger Proposed merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company values Anghami at $220m
News Ingrooves expands into Iceland with acquisition of label and distributor Alda Music Alda CEO Sölvi Blöndal will continue to lead the company's team in Reykjavík