News UMPG promotes Olga Cardona to Vice President, Administration and Marketing, Latin Music Exec joined Universal Music Publishing Group in 2007 through the acquisition of BMG Music Publishing
News Rosie Hill and Patrick Cloherty promoted after record year for Sentric Music Group sync team Company’s sync revenue up 41% YoY in 2018
News Nancy Matalon appointed Vice President, A&R at Spirit Music Group Melanie Santa Rosa also promoted to Senior Vice President, Global Administration; Tamar Wax named Senior Director, Film/TV
News Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis raises another $295m “I am delighted by the strong response to this issue both from our existing shareholders and new investors. Having raised £231 million today and over £625 million since our IPO a little over a year ago"
News NMPA calls for ‘scrutiny’ of TikTok, says platform has ‘consistently violated US copyright law and the rights of songwriters and music publishers’ 'Many videos uploaded to TikTok incorporate musical works that have not been licensed and for which copyright owners are not being paid.'
News CD Baby expands into India 'India is a huge, vibrant market and presents a great opportunity for CD Baby.'
News Sony 360 Reality Audio experience to launch soon with Amazon Music HD, Deezer, nugs.net and TIDAL 1,000 songs to be available from late fall
Interviews My Manifesto: Merck Mercuriadis Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis’ manifesto is nothing less than a five point plan for a revolution in power, wealth and ownership…
News UMG content strategist: Podcasts ‘could potentially rival share of ear for music consumption’ Barak Moffitt opens up on the threat to 'share of ear' from podcasts vs. music
Blog What will a music company look like in 2025? The music industry is buoyant again – but faces tough challenges, says Golnar Khosrowshahi
News As TuneCore’s 250,000 artists get access to Tencent services in China, CD Baby adds another 750,000 CD Baby partners with TME to deliver its catalog of streaming-eligible tracks to QQ Music, KuGou Kuwo
News Spotify expands Canvas beta, says visuals can ‘increase streams, saves, artist profile visits and shares’ 'Adding a high-quality Canvas to a track has increased streams by up to 120%'
News Downtown to expand leadership team with appointment of Chief Revenue Officer This person will be required to lead the company's global digital licensing strategy
News TuneCore challenges majors in China with Tencent partnership TuneCore will makes artists’ recordings available to the platform's listener base in the country
News Music for gaming start-up Five Vectors, co-founded by former UMG exec, raises $1m in seed funding Funding will be used to attract additional music talent and continue to develop technology