Music Business News
Thom Yorke slams Spotify as albums are removed
Radiohead star Thom Yorke and the band’s ‘six member’, producer Nigel Godrich, have hit out [...]
Spotify tells Thom Yorke: ‘We’re committed to artists’
Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich have heavily criticised Spotify‘s business model in recent days, suggesting [...]
Warner buys Parlophone for £487m
Warner Music Group has completed the purchase of Parlophone Label Group from Universal for £487 [...]
Marco Alboni appointed CEO of Warner Music Italy
Marco Alboni has been appointed Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Italy. Alboni most recently [...]
Chunk of Rolling Stones’ publishing goes to BMG
BMG is to directly handle The Rolling Stones post-1983 music publishing catalogue, after striking a [...]
Universal, Sony, [PIAS] and InGrooves partner with BMG on Sanctuary and Mute catalogues
BMG has appointed four key marketing and distribution partners to handle its newly-acquired Sanctuary and [...]
Ticketmaster opens HQ in Austria
Ticketmaster has opened a new office in Vienna, Austria – its second recent entry into [...]
Warner acquires Gala Records Group in Russia
Warner Music Group (WMG) has acquired the Gala Records Group (Gala) – Russia’s biggest independent [...]
Mike Jbara named new President, Worldwide for ADA
Warner‘s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) has promoted Mike Jbara to the newly-created role of President, [...]
Live Nation cleared in CTS liability case in Germany
Live Nation has avoided a potential payout in excess of $200m after being cleared of [...]
Ticketmaster to expand analytics service across Europe and Australia
Ticketmaster has launched LiveAnalytics, a market data service it says will ‘allow clients to better [...]
Daft Punk extend deal with Imagem Music
Daft Punk have extended their music publishing deal with Imagem Music UK. Imagem will publish [...]
Caroline signs deal with ATO Records for US
Universal‘s Caroline has signed an exclusive US agreement with independent label ATO Records that will [...]
Rob Wells promoted to Universal Music board
Universal Music Group (UMG) has promoted Rob Wells, President of Global Digital Business, to serve [...]
Live Nation expands foothold in Asia
Live Nation has signed a joint venture with Lushington Entertainments Pte Ltd – Live Nation [...]