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 [...]