BMG Group COO John Dobinson exits
The Chief Operating Officer of the BMG Group worldwide, John Dobinson, has exited the company, [...]
Nile Rodgers to receive BMI Icon Award in August
Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist Nile Rodgers will receive the BMI Icon Award at [...]
Beggars hasn’t licensed Apple Music – and remains ‘very concerned’
Independent label powerhouse Beggars Group has confirmed that it still hasn’t licensed Apple Music, with [...]
‘Apple is asking indies to shoulder its financial burden’
Pressure continues to mount on Apple over its decision to offer the indies no royalty [...]
PRS, STIM and GEMA join forces to launch pan-EU licensing hub
The European Commission has given the green light for PRS for Music (UK), STIM (Sweden) [...]
Universal acquires Romania’s third biggest independent label
Universal Music Group has acquired Romania’s third biggest independent label, MediaPro Music (MPM), for an [...]
Germany’s Budde Music launches new publisher with Starwatch
German independent publisher Budde Music has teamed up with the music marketing arm of leading [...]
Warner Music COO Rob Wiesenthal quits to run ‘Uber for helicopters’
The second-in-command at Warner Music Group, COO Rob Wiesenthal, has resigned from the major to [...]
Universal, Live Nation, WME invest in Doppler Labs
Live Nation Entertainment, Universal Music Group (UMG) and WME have all invested in tech startup [...]
Spirit Music Group acquires chunk of Jason Ingram catalogue
Spirit Music Group has acquired a portion of the publishing catalogue of Nashville songwriter and [...]
Deezer battles Apple Music by offering 3 months premium for 99p
The biggest talking point in the business right now is Apple Music’s three-month free trial [...]
Apple Music will pay more to music biz than Spotify… eventually
Some good news amongst the fury regarding Apple Music‘s refusal (so far) to pay indie [...]
Atlantic Screen Group acquires Ealing and Fragile catalogues, signs deal with Voltage Pictures
The UK’s Atlantic Screen Group has acquired the Ealing and Fragile film music catalogues, containing [...]
Sony/ATV nabs Take That classics as part of new Gary Barlow deal
Sony/ATV has laid its hands on Take That classics such as Back For Good and [...]
Apple Music contract: North American indies slam free trial terms
Last week saw uproar across the independent music community after details of a prospective Apple [...]