Music Business News
Kobalt STIM partnership licenses YouTube, iTunes, Spotify and more
Kobalt STIM Aggregated Rights AB, the partnership between Kobalt Music Group (Kobalt) and STIM, has [...]
Canada’s recorded music business dips 2.5% in 2013
The income of Canada’s recorded music market dipped 2.5% in 2013, according to new stats [...]
Imagem Music hires Jason Jordan as US President
Imagem Music, the pop division of independent publisher Imagem Music Group, has appointed Jason Jordan [...]
Ticketmaster expands into Belgium
Ticketmaster has opened an office Brussels, Belgium following its acquisition of the existing local Ticketnet [...]
Morrissey signs to Universal Music’s Harvest in US
Morrissey has signed a worldwide recording agreement with Universal Music‘s Harvest label – part of [...]
Kobalt acquires Steve Winwood catalogue
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL (KMC) has acquired the worldwide publishing rights to the major song [...]
Germany to adopt streaming data into singles chart
The German music business has decided to adopt streaming data into its recognised singles chart [...]
Dan McCarroll named President, Warner Bros Records
Warner Bros. Records (WBR) has appointed Dan McCarroll as its new President. He was previously [...]
Maik Pallasch named MD of GSA at BMG
BMG announced has appointed Maik Pallasch as Managing Director of GSA (Germany, Switzerland and Austria). [...]
Italy gets new anti-piracy regulation
The Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) has approved a new regulation intended to fight digital piracy. [...]
Fred Casimir to run BMG’s recordings business worldwide
Fred Casimir has been appoined to direct BMG‘s recordings business worldwide in a new role [...]
Canada’s ole raises $135m to buy music IP
Canada-born rights management company ole has concluded a syndicated financing with seven U.S. banks to [...]
John Dobinson named Group COO of BMG
John Dobinson, currently Chief Operating Officer of BMG Chrysalis UK and Europe, is moving up [...]
Jim Selby named SVP of ole Digital
Jim Selby, former Naxos CEO, has been appointed as the Senior Vice President of ole [...]
‘Big’ Jon Platt promoted to President of Warner/Chappell in US
Jon Platt has been promoted to President, North America of Warner/Chappell Music (WCM). Reporting to [...]