Music Business News

ole acquires huge music catalogue from Sony Pictures

Acquisitive Toronto-based music rights company ole has snapped up a giant music publishing catalogue from [...]

Dreamworks signs global admin deal with UMPG’s Rondor

DreamWorks Animation has signed an exclusive, worldwide music publishing administration deal with Rondor Music International, [...]

Mojam signs worldwide deal with Sony/ATV and Naughty Boy

Hit UK songwriting and production duo Mojam have signed a new worldwide deal with Sony/ATV‘s [...]

BMG signs worldwide admin deal with Tafari Music business

BMG has signed an exclusive, worldwide administration agreement with the Tafari Music business. BMG will [...]

ole acquires Rush’s music publishing company

Canada-based rights management company ole has purchased Core Music, the 40-year home of music publishing [...]

Spotify clocks up 10m paying subscribers

Spotify has surpassed 10 million paying subscribers, amassing a total of more than 40 million [...]

Alex Sancaya appointed MD of Sony Music Indonesia

Alex Sancaya has been promoted to the role of Managing Director for Sony Music Entertainment, [...]

International Solutions expands into Canada

Promotion and marketing specialist International Solutions (IS) has opened a Toronto division – adding to [...]

Sony/ATV unveils Neighbouring Rights division

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has taken the lid off its ‘rapidly growing’ Neighbouring Rights division – [...]

ole hires Leo V Williams IV as GM of Creative in LA

Rights management company ole has hired Leo V. Williams IV as General Manager of Creative [...]

Kobalt: ProKlaim has rocketed YouTube revenue for artists

ProKlaim is at the centre of Kobalt’s technological integration with YouTube – it’s the rights [...]

Spotify signs huge partnership with US telco Sprint

Spotify has signed a major deal with US mobile giant Sprint that will allow ‘Framily’ [...]

Warner acquires China’s Gold Typhoon

The catalogue and current roster of Gold Typhoon Group, one of the most successful independent [...]

Deezer CEO exits, becomes Publicis France boss

Deezer worldwide boss Axel Dauchez is leaving the music business to become  Chief Executive Officer [...]

STIM appoints Karsten Dyhrberg Nielsen as CEO

Karsten Dyhrberg Nielsen has been named as the new CEO of Sweden’s songwriting/publishing collection body [...]