Music Business

Canadian collection society SOCAN has announced the results of its 2015 Board of Directors election, based on votes cast by...

Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the independent sector, has confirmed a partnership with Asia’s leading music streaming service,...

Universal Music Group has re-launched EMI Records in India, in partnership with Bollywood film director Mohit Suri. UMG says that...

Sony Music Entertainment has released a statement in response to the leak of its 2011 North American contract with Spotify....

Michelle Jubelirer has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Capitol Music Group (CMG) in the US.Jubelirer continues to report to...

BMG has moved its UK operation into new offices in London’s Paddington in order to accommodate its growth in staff.Yesterday...

MBW reported back in February that Warner Music Group (WMG) was set to acquire Poland’s oldest record label for €1.9m....

Musician, songwriter, and producer, Dave Stewart, has signed an exclusive worldwide marketing and distribution deal with Germany’s Membran – now...

BMG is kicking off a series of new releases from Skint Records following its acquisition of the UK-based label last...

The German Music Author Awards took place in Berlin last week (May 21), honouring the best songwriters of German music...

Universal Music Publishing Scandinavia has extended its exclusive global publishing agreements with Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso.The signing was confirmed by Martin...

The number of copyrights now owned or managed by the world’s Top 5 music publishers is very close to 11...

There’s long been a debate over how much TV/movie production companies should expect to pay for a piece of music.Some...

Arnaud de Puyfontaine, CEO of the French parent of Universal Music Group, Vivendi, is to deliver a keynote interview at...

More than 40 individuals connected to the UK music industry have been investigated as part of Operation Hydrant – a...