News Concord buys majority stake in pop publisher Pulse in $100m+ deal "This collaboration instantly makes Concord a leader in the frontline pop, hip-hop and R&B publishing world."
News Beggars leaves ADA to join Redeye, alongside Domino, for physical distribution in the US Deals follow US physical product supply chain problems that arose in 2019
News Warner Music Turkey launches as major expands partnership with Doğan Gülce Özyeşilpınar named General Manager of Warner Music Turkey
News Hasbro completes $3.8bn acquisition of Entertainment One Hasbro now owns albums by the likes of Tupac, Dr Dre and Chuck Berry
News Concord COO Glen Barros exits company after 25 years, launches new venture Exceleration Music will buy Candid Records and launch in the new year
News Songtrust sees record growth in 2019, company now represents over 300,000 creators Royalty collections up nearly 250% for the year
News Rob Stringer: ‘We are building a creative entertainment company of the future.’ "We have been determined to expand our business operations beyond the core of the recorded and publishing businesses."
News Having turned over $27m in 2018, Epidemic Sound is roasted by songwriter group for buy-out deals Epidemic responds by suggesting traditional industry is bothered by its "disruptive" model
Analysis News Who’s the biggest music publisher in the world? Sony's music publishing companies turned over more than a billion dollars in the first nine months of 2019
News Sony Music’s The Thread Shop inks global Jimi Hendrix merch deal Deal marks the first time artist's music, audiovisual releases and authorized merchandise will be available in one place
News Kobalt signs Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis to publishing deal Debut album, A Place We Knew, debuted at No.1 in Australia
News Rocío Guerrero joins Amazon Music as Global Head of Latin Music "I’m thrilled to come back to streaming with Amazon Music, who is poised to have a massive, positive impact on the Latin culture."
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