Music Business News
Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV and ole execs elected onto SOCAN Board
Canadian collection society SOCAN has announced the results of its 2015 Board of Directors election, [...]
Merlin licenses Asian streaming service KKBOX – and its 10m users
Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the independent sector, has confirmed a partnership with [...]
EMI Records returns to India under Universal ownership
Universal Music Group has re-launched EMI Records in India, in partnership with Bollywood film director [...]
Sony: We share Spotify advances with our artists
Sony Music Entertainment has released a statement in response to the leak of its 2011 [...]
Michelle Jubelirer promoted to COO at Capitol Music Group
Michelle Jubelirer has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Capitol Music Group (CMG) in the [...]
Expanding BMG moves UK offices to accommodate over 120 staff
BMG has moved its UK operation into new offices in London’s Paddington in order to [...]
Warner confirms acquisition of Poland’s oldest record label
MBW reported back in February that Warner Music Group (WMG) was set to acquire Poland’s [...]
Membran and The Orchard sign label deal with Dave Stewart’s ‘idea factory’
Musician, songwriter, and producer, Dave Stewart, has signed an exclusive worldwide marketing and distribution deal [...]
BMG partners with Kartel, PledgeMusic for new Skint releases
BMG is kicking off a series of new releases from Skint Records following its acquisition [...]
German Music Author Awards: All The Winners
The German Music Author Awards took place in Berlin last week (May 21), honouring the [...]
Universal Music Publishing extends deals with Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso
Universal Music Publishing Scandinavia has extended its exclusive global publishing agreements with Axwell and Sebastian [...]
World’s Top 5 music publishers now control 11 million songs
The number of copyrights now owned or managed by the world’s Top 5 music publishers [...]
This movie company is asking musicians to PAY £10,000 to feature in its thriller
There’s long been a debate over how much TV/movie production companies should expect to pay [...]
Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine to speak at Midem 2015
Arnaud de Puyfontaine, CEO of the French parent of Universal Music Group, Vivendi, is to [...]
43 music industry figures investigated for child sex abuse in UK
More than 40 individuals connected to the UK music industry have been investigated as part [...]