News Sony/ATV signs global deal with Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Ella Mai Ella Mai's single Boo’d Up has received two Grammy nominations
News Why has Sony Music just launched a streaming service (and Spotify rival) in Japan? Streaming has overtaken downloads in revenue terms for first time this year in the market
News Sony/ATV extends worldwide deal with Swedish songwriter Noonie Bao The new agreement includes hits recorded by Zedd & Alessia Cara, Camila Cabello’s and Rita Ora
News CISAC launches sanctions procedure which could result in ‘expulsion’ of Spanish rights society SGAE CISAC's Board of Directors are considering a number of sanctions against the Spanish rights society
News Secretly Group restructures A&R and publishing teams; adds new hires Label and publishing A&R will now be under the same roof for the first time
News Universal Production Music UK signs deal with Liquid Cinema Liquid Cinema licenses thousands of tracks for trailers, film, television, sports, commercials etc
News UPDATE: Primary Wave buys Sly & The Family Stone writer income stream The catalog includes No.1 hits Everyday People, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) and Family Affair
News Deezer partners with Triton Digital ‘to deliver more value’ for advertisers Deezer has launched mobile programmatic audio advertising through the partnership
News Redeye launches direct physical distribution to Canada Redeye was previously distributed exclusively in Canada by Outside Music
News Sentric and Riptide Music Group form strategic partnership Deal establishes Sentric in North America and marks Riptide’s launch in Europe
News ONErpm expands publishing operation worldwide The company's publishing administration and sync services were previously available in Brazil only
News Bucks inks sub publishing deal with Mushroom Companies will represent each other in their home territories of the UK and Australia
News Kartel Music Group hires Damian Thomas as global digital lead UK-based company adds to recent flurry of hires
Interviews ‘True superstars are often outliers – they bring the light to them, rather than going to the light.’ Max Lousada on big buys, breaking artists, and his first year in charge of Warner's global recorded music operation
News Global bets on podcasts to get brands to invest in digital audio advertising A catalog of 1,500 'premium' podcasts have been added to the Global Player app