News Secretly Group buys 50% stake in Merge Records, as co-founder Laura Ballance departs After 36 years of co-managing Merge, Laura Ballance has announced she's exiting the music industry
News BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill’s contract extended for three more years, through December 31, 2029 'I have never been more optimistic about the future of BMI, and there are only greater things ahead,' said O’Neill
News HYBE restructures Japan division, appoints Kenji Shima, Jeff Miyahara to senior positions HYBE JAPAN aims to develop Japanese artists who can find an international audience
News Sony Music teams up with The Hello Group to launch artist management joint venture, THG India "We are strategically empowering Indian artists with the resources... to truly accelerate their careers"
News Reservoir strikes ‘multifaceted’ deal with indie label Fools Gold Records, including acquisition of several of its artists’ catalogs Deal sees Fool’s Gold join Reservoir’s recorded music division
News AEG Presents buys 45-year-old Nashville event producer Gary Musick Productions The transaction includes Destination Musick City, which handles corporate groups visiting Nashville.
News PRS for Music paid out $1.3bn to songwriters, composers and publishers in 2024, up 8.1% YoY PRS reported revenue growth of 6.1% YoY to £1.15bn ($1.46 billion) in 2024
Analysis Emerging markets, superfans, and price rises: 7 takeaways from Goldman Sachs’ new ‘Music in the Air’ report Goldman Sachs has published the latest edition of its influential Music in the Air report
News Dean Ormston, CEO of APRA AMCOS, elected Chair for CISAC Ormston has served as CEO of APRA AMCOS since 2018
News Rezonate Music Rights launches with $150m backing from Bridgepoint to acquire producer catalogs Company has already acquired rights from several producers
News Melanie Johnson appointed Director of Transformation at the UK’s PPL Johnson will oversee 'an ambitious cross-company innovation programme,' according to PPL
News Downtown expands presence in Africa, as Sheer rebrands to Downtown Music Publishing Africa Sheer was acquired by DMP parent Downtown Music Holdings in 2020
News Warner Chappell extends strategic joint venture with Lilly Raye Music "I trust their A&R instincts and their strategic nous," said Guy Moot, Co-Chair and CEO of Warner Chappell Music
Interviews ‘I’m going to become a mogul. I’m working towards becoming an executive producer as big as David Geffen.’ Turbo discusses what makes him Great, pushing boundaries, avoiding gimmicks, going country, making his own music and the dangers of ego and entitlement
News Kacey Musgraves to receive Songwriter Icon award at NMPA 2025 annual meeting Additionally, Apple Music head Oliver Schusser will sit down for a keynote conversation