Music Business News

Music college BIMM expands into Germany

British-born music and music industry education institution BIMM is expanding into Germany, opening its first [...]

Nettwerk acquires ex-Roadrunner publishing company Robot Of The Century

Nettwerk Music Group has fully acquired Robot of the Century Music, an independent music publisher [...]

Mel Fox appointed SVP, Comms and Strategy Development at Warner Music UK

Mel Fox has been appointed SVP, Communications and Strategy Development at Warner Music UK with [...]

Rdio expands into 24 countries across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific

Barely a week after it announced its launch in India, Rdio has expanded into 24 [...]

DJ Semtex returns to Sony, hired by his old boss Jason Iley

British A&R, DJ, music-maker and BBC broadcaster DJ Semtex has returned to Sony Music after [...]

Modestep to self-release new album via INgrooves

London-based electronic rock act Modestep will release their next album, slated for the spring, on [...]

Indian streaming service Saavn hits 11m active users, hires Google vet

Saavn, India’s music streaming service, has announced that it’s hit 11m monthly active users as [...]

Moses Martiny leaves PRS to join Sony/ATV

Former EMI, Parlophone and PRS exec Moses Martiny has joined Sony/ATV‘s London office in the [...]

Italian football league Serie A signs major music licensing deal

Italy’s top domestic football league, Serie A, has signed a blanket music licensing deal with [...]

Shazam valued at $1bn – but it hasn’t turned a profit for over 7 years

Shazam has closed a $30 million (£19.8m) investment, which it says now values the company [...]

It took one person to write Happy by Pharrell Williams. It took 16 to write Timber by Pitbull.

Happy by Pharrell Williams was the only track amongst the Top 10 biggest singles in [...]

Imagem signs global deal with Berlin’s Steam Music

Barely a month after it announced that it was no longer for sale, independent publisher [...]

John Fleckenstein appointed EVP of RCA

Sony‘s RCA Records has named John Fleckenstein as Executive Vice President at its US HQ [...]

Spotify: how free music and OAPs can help us become Angry Birds

Spotify‘s quickfire recent growth may have surprised many in the UK and US music business, [...]

Former ADA and Defected exec Nick Roden joins INGrooves

Independent music distributor INgrooves has appointed former ADA and Defected exec Nick Roden as its [...]