Music Business News

BMG acquires legendary Hal David catalogue

Songwriting legend and Burt Bacharch collaborator Hal David left the rights to his catalogue to [...]

Wayne Hector leaves Warner/Chappell, signs to BMG

Pop songwriting royalty Wayne Hector has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis [...]

Aslak Klever to run Caroline International in Nordics

Caroline International has appointed Aslak Klever to head its operations in the Nordic countries of [...]

YouTube vs. GEMA: German court says Google company can’t blame society

The licensing battle between YouTube and GEMA in Germany has been raging for years, but [...]

Warner Japan Chairman Kei Ishizaka retires

Kei Ishizaka, Chairman & CEO, Warner Music Japan, has announced his retirement. A 46-year veteran [...]

Thomas Scherer named boss of BMG’s Writer Services division

Newly-promoted EVP of BMG‘s Writer Services Thomas Scherer is to boss the division from Los [...]

Mute signs US distribution deal with ADA

Warner‘s ADA has signed a deal with the UK’s Mute to handle the Daniel Miller-owned [...]

Shazam to help fuel Warner Music’s A&R activity

A Shazam-branded label will launch at Warner Music Group, signing acts specifically discovered through the [...]

Glassnote signs global Universal distribution deal

Mumford & Sons’ US indie label, Glassnote Entertainment Group, has signed a global agreement under [...]

BMG fully acquires Tiësto and Afrojack publisher Talpa Music BV

BMG has fully acquired Benelux music publisher Talpa Music BV – whose catalogue includes songs [...]

Geoff Harris appointed CFO of Capitol Music Group

Capitol Music Group (CMG) has appointed Geoff Harris as Chief Financial Officer. Harris will oversee [...]

Thomas Lorain heads Caroline International in France

Universal‘s in-house label services company Caroline International has appointed Thomas Lorain to head up its [...]

Narcís Rebollo named MD of Universal in Spain

Narcís Rebollo has been appointed Managing Director of Universal Music Spain, effective immediately. His promotion [...]

Midem attendance falls 4% in 2014

Attendance at Midem 2014 was down 4% year-on-year, according to organisers. 6,150 people attended the [...]

Andrew Jenkins re-elected ICMP Chair

ICMP, the global trade body for music publishers, has re-elected Universal Music Publishing International’s EVP [...]