Music Business News
David Byrne joins SoundExchange Board to ‘fight for music’s value’
SoundExchange today announced the appointment of music legend, David Byrne, to its Board of Directors. [...]
BMG inks global sub-publishing deal with Musica Aparte
BMG has signed a worldwide sub-publishing agreement with Música Aparte, the publishing company which represents [...]
Britney Spears gets her own mobile game from Kim Kardashian: Hollywood creator
Britney Spears is to get her own dedicated mobile game, due for release in the [...]
Sony/ATV adds Mark Ronson and Snoop Dogg to Neighbouring Rights roster
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has added to its Neighbouring Rights roster with the addition of signings including Mark [...]
Sonos spends millions fighting ‘patent troll’… and wins
Music hardware business Sonos has spent “millions of dollars and thousands of hours” fighting a [...]
Fintage House launches ‘full-service’ publishing model – including masters
Rights management group Fintage House is helping fund its music publishing clients through the process [...]
Managers disappointed by ‘Making Available Right’ omission in EC’s Single Digital Market plan
Artists, songwriters and managers have been left disappointed by the lack of protection for the [...]
Alix Kram named VP of Global Brand Licensing at Warner’s WEA
WEA Corp., the artist and label services arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), has appointed [...]
SoundCloud signs landmark deal with publishers – as Sony pulls tracks
SoundCloud has signed a landmark licensing deal with music publishing group the NMPA – just [...]
‘Pay As You Go’ Spotify rival turns to crowdfunding to help raise £1m
UK-based ‘pay-as-you-go’ music streaming service Psonar is looking to raise another £1m – and has [...]
Concord acquires Wind-Up and Fearless after $100m investment
New York-based Concord Music has acquired independent rock music labels Wind-up Records and Fearless Records [...]
Why Sony really, really wants One Direction to stay together
They say Zayn Malik’s decision to quit One Direction in March broke the hearts of [...]
Jon Platt and Jimmy Napes win big at SESAC Awards
The 19th annual SESAC Pop Awards took place at The New York Public Library on [...]
Paul Williams and Jody Gerson elected onto ASCAP Board
US songwriter/publisher body ASCAP has held its Board elections, with Paul Williams (pictured) re-elected Chairman [...]
What is Nick Gatfield up to?
Former Sony UK & Ireland boss Nick Gatfield appears to be readying a music industry [...]