News Universal Music adopts newly launched Connex platform for music credit management The Connex platform links music creators and their preferred creator tools with labels, distributors, and publishers
News Audius strikes global deal with Downtown Music The deal unlocks a potential new source of monetization for Downtown's clients on both the recorded music and publishing side of the business
News BeatStars teams up with Sureel to block AI companies from training on creator content Sureel will register BeatStars’ entire marketplace catalog, allowing AI companies to see which content they’re prohibited from using in training AI
News Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman named Co-Heads, Apple Music Obermann officially joins Apple from ByteDance
Analysis Subscription growth, super-premium, and short-form video’s ‘inadequate monetization’: 7 takeaways from Universal Music Group’s Q1 2025 earnings call Sir Lucian Grainge, Michael Nash, and Boyd Muir dug deep into the company's strategy and numbers on their Q1 call
News Desiree Autobee, Jamey Sussman appointed Synch Directors at Payday Music, as publishing company opens new LA studio Having sync execs in the ground in New York, LA, and London is 'producing amazing results' for Payday Music
News Jason Feinberg appointed SVP/Head of Kobalt’s music publishing platform KOSIGN Feinberg previously held roles at 138 Strategic, Universal Music Group and Pandora’s AMP platform
News Epidemic Sound acquires AI startup Song Sleuth to tackle music’s ‘black box’ problem The Stockholm-based soundtracking platform is launching a new service called Aentidote aimed at identifying unclaimed and undistributed royalties
News Carlyle nears $464m bond sale backed by music rights from Litmus portfolio (report) Reported bond sale is backed by rights from artists including Benny Blanco, Keith Urban and Katy Perry
News IMPALA welcomes EU’s Downtown deal probe; UMG remains ‘confident’ $775M acquisition will close in H2 2025 IMPALA represents 6,000+ independent music companies in Europe
Music Business Jobs Warner Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music – UK Royalty Analyst (UK) Seeking a music lover who values creation and is passionate about servicing our songwriters and rightsholdersJob type: Data / AnalyticsLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
Music Business Jobs BMG BMG – Royalty Finance Specialist, 12m FTC (UK) Must have proven experience in music accounting ideally Recorded Music, A&R accounting and royalty finance processesJob type: FinanceLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
Music Business Jobs BMG BMG – Data Analyst, Royalties (UK) Must have proven experience in data management or data cleansing, preferably in the music industry or entertainment sector.Job type: Data / AnalyticsLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News Confirmed: European competition regulator to assess UMG’s $775m acquisition of Downtown Music European Commission has accepted requests from Austria and the Netherlands to review the proposed acquisition