Infectious Music acquired by BMG in £6m deal
Celebrated British independent label group Infectious Music has been acquired by BMG for a pricetag [...]
McWhinnie named Legal Director at Merlin
Independent label rights body Merlin has hired Ryan McWhinnie as Director, Legal & Business Affairs. [...]
James Blake signs with Sony/ATV
James Blake, one of the most noted modern British songwriters on UMPG’s roster, has left [...]
Spotify lets artists sell direct to fans with Bandpage
BandPage has been integrated into Spotify – letting artists sell merchandise on their channel, as [...]
Indie labels strike licensing deal with Pandora
US-based online radio platform Pandora has faced plenty of fierce critcism for its attempts to [...]
Kobalt: Vincent Clery-Melin, Pete Dodge and Paul Hitchman step up
Kobalt Label Services (KLS) has promoted a key trio of senior managers within its ranks, [...]
Jody Gerson: the first female CEO of a major music company
The first ever female CEO of a global major music company is here: Sony/ATV co-president [...]
Merlin reduces fees for members
Independent label agency Merlin has further reduced commercial deal administration fees for its members. As [...]
ADA pulls in ILG to handle promo and marketing in US
Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) has officially folded into its offering the services of Warner sister [...]
Mike Caren takes over worldwide A&R for Warner Music
Warner Music Group (WMG) has promoted of Mike Caren to the position of President, Worldwide [...]
Meg Symsyk appointed President of MMF Canada
The Music Managers Forum in Canada has appointed Meg Symsyk as its new President. She [...]
Sarah Landy appointed GM of AWAL in North America
Kobalt has appointed Sony RED’s Sarah Landy to the new position of General Manager for [...]
Sony/ATV makes entire catalogue available online
Sony/ATV has made its entire global catalogue available online for potential licensees – something it [...]
Martin Ingestrom to run Nordics for Universal Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing has promoted Martin Ingestrom to the position of President, UMP Sweden / [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers join Kobalt Neighbouring Rights
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz, Akon, Sean Paul, Foxes, Steve Angello and Art Garfunkel [...]