News Fresh off ‘Phantom of the Opera’ viral success, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music to be managed by The Other Songs and The Orchard Four decades after gaining fame with 'Cats,' Webber's work is enjoying a renaissance
News Baby Shark creator Pinkfong’s shares soar, fall back to earth in stock market debut The company that made a fortune in preschooler content now aims for an audience of older kids and teens
News Spotify expands audiobooks to 5 more European countries, including its home market, Sweden Audiobooks are now available to listeners in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Monaco as well
News The Circuit Group launches $500m+ music investment fund backed by Create Music Group The new fund aims to bring together Circuit Group’s expertise in electronic music with CMG’s financial resources, technology and infrastructure
News Dynamite Songs acquires 150 tracks via deals with Eric Turner, John ‘$K’ McGee, TIEKS and Dan Harkna The catalogs include Tinie Tempah's "Written in the Stars," Avicii's "Broken Arrows," and Trey Songz's "Neighbors Know My Name."
News Mushroom Music inks sub-publishing deal with peermusic for Americas peermusic will handle copyright registration, royalty collection, sync licensing and creative opportunities for Mushroom's roster of songwriters.
News Musixmatch owner seized on rival’s Russia connection in Spotify talks, alleges court filing Dispute may relate to LyricFind's historical provision of lyric services to Russian service, VKontakte
News TIDAL opens direct uploads for indie artists, but tracks won’t earn royalties TIDAL is launching a contest that will award $100,000 each for 10 artists whose work get playlisted among TIDAL Upload's headliners.
News Warner Music Group strikes deal with Feed.fm to supply licensed music clips for apps The partnership promises to “make it easier for developers to integrate high-quality, fully-licensed song clips through a secure, scalable system.”
News Sony Music strikes partnership with the Netherlands’ Avalon Music, spanning A&R, Marketing and strategic investment The partnership aims to expand Avalon’s reach across North Africa and develop local artists.
News Dee Hale promoted to SVP, Film & TV Administration at Sony Music Publishing Veteran executive will continue to oversee global studio client relations from Nashville.
News Too Lost signs direct partnership with South Korean streaming service Melon The indie music distributor and publisher says the move is “another strategic step” in its global expansion
News GoDigital Music acquires DIY distributor Octiive, forms European HQ in Zurich Octiive has served more than 20,000 artists and over 3,000 labels since its launch
News Vevo unveils its 2026 DSCVR Artists to Watch list, begins roll-out of accompanying promotional campaigns Leading music video network shines the spotlight on 20 top tips for next year
News Epidemic Sound unveils AI ‘Studio’ tool to generate video soundtracks Studio analyzes uploaded videos and generates a synchronized soundtrack using music from its catalog along with ambient sounds and foley effects.