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 [...]