News Kobalt promotes Chris Lakey to Senior Vice President, Creative Synch Veteran exec worked at Universal Music Publishing Group for eight years prior to joining Kobalt in 2008
News Sonos launches ad-supported radio streaming service, including artist ‘Stations’ from Thom Yorke and David Byrne The new service brings together more than 60,000 stations from multiple streaming partners
News Apple Music expands into 52 (52!) new markets, upping presence in Africa and beyond Apple Music now in more than double the markets in which Spotify operates
Analysis Blog Big Radio Consolidation Spotlights The Need to Update Songwriters’ Rights David Israelite, CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association, on Liberty Media, iHeart and the US consent decrees
News Bucks Music Group signs producer & songwriter Sokari to exclusive worldwide deal Producer and songwriter worked on British rapper Stefflon Don’s debut
News Warner invests in Africa-based music distributor Africori, launching global partnership with ADA Africori has worked with more than 6,500 artists and 700 labels, including majors and indies
News Songtradr offers artists free music distribution until September 30: ‘We’ve been doing what we can, but we need to do more.’ Songtradr previously sacrificed commission fees for sync to help artists hit by COVID-19
News Playwright Fermín Cabal named acting President of Spanish rights society SGAE after Pilar Jurado is voted out by Board of Directors Jurado joined as President in February 2019
News NOW That’s What I Call Music! streaming app, co-owned by Universal & Sony, launches free tier Ad-free service is currently £4.99 per month
News Reach Music Publishing and Romanthony estate ink worldwide admin deal Deal covers over 100 songs including share in Daft Punk’s One More Time
Interviews ‘Anyone can go out and spend $1 billion. The trick is getting a good return for your investors.’ Round Hill Music CEO, Josh Gruss, on the competitive music M&A landscape, and his firm's next big raise
Company: Universal Music GroupMusic Publisher, Record Label Universal Music Group is the world's biggest music rights company, majority-owned by Vivendi
News Hipgnosis now has $188m more to spend, via loan facility from banks including JP Morgan Herbert Smith Freehills, who advised Hipgnosis, says new money is "testament to the confidence of investors"
Interviews Nile Rodgers on his production, his philosophy – and why he believes you should ’embrace failure’ Our World's Greatest Producers series kicks off with a legend: Nile Rodgers
Interviews ‘A&R is about giving a voice to artists that you believe are important.’ Omnian Music MD Jane Abernethy discusses working with artists and A&R and the challenges and developments she’s experienced in the independent music sector