Music Business News
Air Edel buys itself out from Cutting Edge Group
The composer management and music supervision company co-founded by Sir George Martin, Air-Edel Associates Ltd, [...]
Universal funds ‘Slumdog’ school in India – and will offer 360 label deals to pupils
Universal Music Group is helping to fund a new music and dance school in India’s [...]
Adele’s new album won’t be out until second half of 2015, say sources
One of the most anticipated albums in pop history – the follow-up to Adele‘s record-breaking [...]
German recorded music market leaving the UK behind as it grows 1.8% in 2014
Good news coming out of Germany: according to projections from BVMI and GfK, the country’s [...]
Simon Lewis departs Live Nation Europe
Simon Lewis, who has worked at the top of Live Nation‘s European operation for more [...]
EC could kill off PRS/GEMA/STIM alliance by the summer
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the proposed creation of an EU-wide digital [...]
The Orchard partners with Dangerbird in US and Canada
Music distribution specialist The Orchard has partners with indie rock label Dangerbird Records in North [...]
BMG doubles singles market share in Germany
BMG was 2014’s most successful music publisher of singles in Germany, according to new Gfk [...]
The UK Government can’t work out how much its own music industry is worth
With new Government figures showing that the worth of the UK’s ‘creative industries’ have reached [...]
BMI appoints Liz Fischer as VP of Corporate Comms and Marketing
US collection society BMI has hired NBCUniversal exec Liz Fischer as its new Vice President, [...]
EU partnerships boss Stefan Baumschlager exits Rdio
The head of European Partnerships at Rdio, Stefan Baumschlager, has left the business after almost [...]
Marc Cimino named COO at UMPG
New Universal Music Publishing boss Jody Gerson has made her first big hire: Marc Cimino [...]
Narcis Rebollo promoted to President of Universal Music in Iberia
Narcís Rebollo has added been appointed President of Universal Music Iberian Peninsula, stepping up from [...]
Elizabeth Matthews replaces John LoFrumento as CEO at ASCAP
Elizabeth Matthews has been named as the new CEO of the American Society of Composers [...]
Bloomberg vet Andy Fixmer named VP, Global Comms at Universal
Universal Music Group (UMG) has hired veteran business journalist Andy Fixmer to the role of [...]