News Downtown Music Publishing buys Wayne Kirkpatrick songs Songwriter co-wrote Grammy-winning Change The World by Eric Clapton
News Downtown backs the A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios Music rights company gets behind Songwriter Of The Year category
News Sony/ATV promotes Brian Monaco to President, Global Chief Marketing Officer Publisher increased synch revenue by double digits last year
News Amazon crashes Apple’s exclusives party with huge Garth Brooks deal Huge country star bypasses Apple and Spotify for multi-million dollar deal
News FUGA launching new US operation as it signs Tommy Boy deal New York office soon to open as 7digital exec comes on board
News Amazon launches $7.99-a-month Spotify rival for Prime members US launch arrives, with device coming to UK, Germany and beyond later this year
News Sentric signs deal with Defenders Entertainment (and its One Dance copyright) Sub-publishing deal struck and new JV launched
News Grammy winner Itaal Shur signs deal with Downtown Music Publishing Songwriter co-wrote Santana's Smooth
News Thriller songwriter Rod Temperton dies aged 66 after cancer battle Musician also wrote Rock With You, Off The Wall and Baby Be Mine
News Sony Corporation completes Sony/ATV buy as Bandier hails ‘terrific’ deal Deal was cleared by European regulators in August
News Fresh from raising $500m, Ole acquires Compact Media London-based AV rights business snapped up after $500m raise
News Ambition Entertainment leaves Universal to sign distribution deal with Sony Music company was formed in 2009
News Global Entertainment enters co-publishing deal with Spirit Music Group Agreement covers Global catalogue in the UK, US and Canada
News Universal Publishing Production Music launches online audio tailoring tool Catalogue set to grow substantially over the coming year
News Warner sells assets to Nettwerk as divestment process picks up pace Recordings by Guster, The LeeVees and Airbourne included in deal