News UK-based Chrysalis Records re-launches as frontline label Label partners with Partisan Records for first signing, Laura Marling
News US recorded music revenues hit $11.1bn in 2019 and streaming accounted for nearly 80% of it The RIAA has published its 2019 Year-End US Music Industry Revenue Report
News Tom Lewis & Laura Monks promoted to co-Managing Directors at Decca Records Group Execs promoted as Universal-owned label enters tenth decade
News Downtown ups Andrew Sparkler to EVP, Global Business Development amidst raft of promotions and new hires Bruce Lampcov also promoted, to SVP of Global Business Development
News Rap & production duo Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn sign with Absolute Duo have more than 21m streams across Spotify and Apple Music
Interviews ‘Downtown is an ideal combination of technology and creativity, with an international mindset built in its DNA.’ Downtown Music Publishing's Laura Bedikian and Charles Braud give MBW an insight into France's publishing sector and the company's position in the market...
Interviews ‘You can make decent money in Italy out of streaming – but physical still maintains some strongholds.’ Artist First founder Claudio Ferrante gives his view on the world's 12th biggest music market
News Kobalt Music signs Savages’ Jehnny Beth to global publishing deal 'There's no question Jehnny Beth is an iconic singer, artist and songwriter'
News Taylor Swift signs exclusive global publishing deal with UMPG Universal Music Group already serves as Swift’s exclusive worldwide recorded music partner
News Tencent Music antitrust investigation paused in China (report) Investigation was put on hold in January
News HAAWK buys stock music licensing platform Keyframe Audio; launches rights management portal, Identifyy Keyframe Audio has a catalog of 50,000 copyright-free music tracks
News Songtradr-owned Big Sync Music expands into Australia, New Zealand, France & Germany Big Sync’s new operations will be headed up by Country Managers Michael Szumowski, Pedro Anacker and Nicolas Farcy
News Downtown-owned DashGo expands into the UK with new hire Charlie Dilks Exec hired as Managing Director UK
News Music Sales changes name to Wise Music Group, signs Ólafur Arnalds and Evan Dando of The Lemonheads Name change is also reflected in the various office titles worldwide