Music Business News
BMG bounds into Top 5 of UK record company groups
BMG Chrysalis was the UK’s fifth biggest record company ‘corporate group’ – in terms of [...]
Vivendi strikes deal with rebel investor to secure UMG future
The management board of Vivendi has reached an agreement with its ‘activist’ investor PSAM over [...]
Sony/ATV appoints non-country A&R Manager in Nashville
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has taken the uncommon step of hiring an A&R executive to work [...]
Omnifone powering Samsung’s Pandora rival, Milk
Omnifone has been revealed as the B2B technology partner behind Samsung’s Pandora rival, Milk Music, [...]
Eliah Seton named Worldwide President of Warner’s ADA
Eliah Seton has been promoted to President of Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) Worldwide – Warner [...]
Could Universal become a sister company of Sky?
Vivendi is starting to loosen its purse strings. The Universal parent has confirmed that it [...]
Nominees revealed for German Music Author Awards
The 24 nominees for the German Music Author Awards have been announced. The winners of [...]
Absolute rebrands, launches new analytics tool
Absolute Marketing & Distribution has rebranded as Absolute Label Services – as it launches an [...]
Want access to $20m? You just have to convince these two you’re worth it
A new financial firm with backing from asset manager BlackRock is looking to fund established [...]
Warner/Chappell’s Iain Morris joins Rdio as VP of Publishing
Streaming music service Rdio has appointed Iain Morris as Vice President of Global Music Publishing. [...]
Spain blocks pirate music site Goear
Last month, a Madrid court ordered ISPs in Spain to block The Pirate Bay within [...]
INgrooves partners with Kitsune, Doghouse and Hit City
INgrooves Music Group has signed new deals with US-based independent labels Doghouse Records and Hit [...]
Australia’s Future Music Festival scrapped after 10 years
Mushroom Music Group, founder of Australia’s Future Music Festival, has confirmed that the event is [...]
Jay Z’s debut album removed from Spotify
Jay Z’s classic debut studio album, Reasonable Doubt, disappeared last night from Spotify‘s catalogue in [...]
Big Machine signs Steven Tyler to Dot Records
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has signed to Big Machine Label Group‘s Dot Records for his [...]