Music Business News
Sony’s Rob Wiesenthal named Warner Music Group COO
Rob Wiesenthal has been appointed Chief Operating Officer/Corporate of Warner Music Group. Wiesenthal will be [...]
Warner’s ADA signs deal with Kanine Records in US
Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), the independent music distribution arm of Warner Music, has signed a [...]
IFPI hires KT Ang as Asia Regional Director
Ang Kwee Tiang (aka KT Ang) has joined global record company body the IFPI as [...]
Cameron Strang becomes Warner Bros boss as Moscowitz quits
Cameron Strang, Chairman and CEO of Warner/Chappell and head of WMG’s Music Publishing and Catalog [...]
Plan B manager Sam Eldridge signs BMG deal in UK
BMG Chrysalis UK has formed JV publishing deals with a pair of companies run by [...]
Universal lures Columbia’s Steve Barnett to head up Capitol in US
Steve Barnett has been named Chairman & CEO of Capitol Music Group at Universal – [...]
Rihanna and Brian Wilson sign protest against Pandora’s plans
Some 125 major league artists have co-signed an open letter opposing Pandora’s plan to cut [...]
Canada’s controversial Bill C-11 becomes a reality
The music-related aspects of Canada’s much-debated Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernisation Act, have become effective [...]
Record labels spent $4.5bn on A&R and marketing in 2011
Record companies invested a whopping US$4.5 billion across A&R and marketing in 2011, according to [...]
Kobalt Label Services launches in Australia and New Zealand
Kobalt Label Services (KLS) has launched in the Australia and New Zealand markets and hired [...]
‘Russian Facebook’ found guilty of illegal music distribution
A landmark final court ruling in Russia has confirmed that vKontankte – dubbed the ‘Russian [...]
BMG and Selfmade Records extend deal in Germany
BMG Germany and independent label Selfmade Records have extended their partnership with a new worldwide [...]
‘Pro Music’ site launches to promote legal music business
The newly redesigned www.pro-music.org website has launched as ‘a simple information resource for anyone looking [...]
Kobalt raises $100m to buy copyrights
Kobalt Music Group (Kobalt) has announced plans to invest up to 100m USD in the [...]
John Janick named President of Interscope Geffen A&M
John Janick has left the independent label he co-founded, Fueled By Ramen, to become President [...]