Music Business News
Merlin licenses Deezer across the globe
Merlin, which represents the commercial interests of leading indedendent labels, has signed a comprehensive licensing [...]
[PIAS] and Border Music team up for [PIAS] Nordic
Sweden’s leading independent distributor Border Music has signed an agreement with [PIAS] to combine forces [...]
Zach Horowitz named Chairman and CEO of UMPG
Zach Horowitz has been promoted to Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) [...]
Laurent Hulin steps up to Emerging Markets role at Universal
Laurent Hulin has been promoted to Vice President, Emerging Markets at Universal Music Group. The [...]
Merlin settles with Sirius Radio for $1.6m
Independent label rights agency Merlin has agreed to settle a long-running copyright infringement dispute with [...]
Geoff Muncey named GM of [PIAS] Recordings
Geoff Muncey has been named General Manager of [PIAS] Recordings, moving over from Fabric Recordings. [...]
Bruno Mars signs worldwide deal with BMG
BMG has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Bruno Mars. The singer/songwriter/producer/musician’s debut album [...]
Australia’s Music Publishers Association appoints Jeremy Fabinyi as GM
Australia’s music publishing association, AMPAL, has appointed Jeremy Fabinyi as its new General Manager. He [...]
[PIAS] signs deal with Hopeless Records in UK and Ireland
[PIAS] has signed a deal with Hopeless Records that will see it assume responsibility for [...]
Mark Wilkinson named President of Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon has appointed Decca Records MD Mark Wilkinson as its new President. The exec [...]
Spotify launches in Germany
Spotify has officially launched in Germany, the world’s third biggest recorded music market by value. [...]
BMG hires Warner/Chappell’s Sandqvist to head up Scandinavia
Sanken Sandqvist has been appointed to expand BMG‘s operations in Scandinavia. He will be based [...]
Francis Keeling becomes Head of Digital Business at Universal Music
Universal Music Group (UMG) has promoted Francis Keeling to Global Head of Digital Business. Effective [...]
INgrooves acquires Fontana Distribution from Universal
Digital distribution and services company INgrooves has acquired Fontana Distribution from Universal Music Group (UMG). [...]
BMG acquires 2Pac, Neil Sedaka hits with R2M buyout
BMG Rights Management (BMG) has acquired the assets of R2M Music (Lux) S.a.r.l (“R2M”) for [...]