News VENU inks partnership with Primary Wave to develop ‘artist-inspired’ live music experiences Deal brings Primary Wave’s iconic catalog into VENU’s expanding slate of live music initiatives.
News UMG strikes strategic alliance with Stability AI to develop ‘next-generation’ AI music-making tools UMG artists will be involved in the development process, gathering feedback on what creators need from AI-powered recording and composition tools.
News Sony Music Publishing acquires ‘significant’ stake in Finland’s Elements Music The transaction includes a long-term creative partnership that will connect Elements' roster with Sony Music Publishing's global operations.
News Warner overhauls Italian frontline label structure with launch of Warner Records Italy & Atlantic Records Italy Eleonora Rubini elevated to Label Director, Warner Records Italy; Marco Masoli upped to Label Director, Atlantic Records Italy
News After hitting 100m registered users, Bandsintown launches Marketplace to connect 700K artists with distribution, data, and merch tools The company recently reached 100 million users and seeks to help musicians navigate what it describes as “unpredictable algorithms."
News Peter Kurczaba upped to VP of Sync, Cleome Barber promoted to Director, Creative A&R at Primary Wave Peter Kurczaba promoted to VP, Creative Sync; Cleome Barber named Director, Creative A&R
News Switzerland’s MusicBird strikes music rights deal with estate of prominent grunge producer Rick Parashar Deal comprises Parashar’s producing income from albums by Nickelback, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon and 3 Doors Down
Interviews Why Reservoir bet tens of millions of dollars on Jazz legend and ‘definition of cool’ Miles Davis Reservoir President Rell Lafargue gives us an exclusive look at the company's Miles Davis deal
News Lizzo sued for alleged copyright violation in unreleased song snippet referencing Sydney Sweeney jeans ad A rep for Lizzo said they were 'surprised' by a lawsuit over a social media snippet of an unreleased song
News Revenues at India’s Tips Music rose 11% YoY in calendar Q3 amid ‘challenging industry environment’ The prominent Indian label's revenue growth has shrunk rapidly in recent quarters
News Live music discovery platform Bandsintown reaches 100m registered users The company says it now has a network of over 700,000 registered artists and 65,000 venues and promoters.
News Rehan Manickam appointed Director of A&R in the US for Bamboo Artists Los Angeles-based hire to drive artist development and cross-territory strategy for Germany-born company
News Armada Music launches NBT Records in partnership with Simon Dunmore The imprint will operate from Armada’s brand-new creative hub in London
News Milk & Honey launches record label, offering songwriters ‘sizeable amount’ of master points Milk & Honey already runs a successful talent management business, and a catalog brokerage
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