Music Business News
Merlin settles with Limewire torrent site out of court
Global independent music rights agency Merlin has settled a mammoth copyright infringement claim on behalf [...]
Kim Frankiewicz named Imagem Music MD
Kim Frankiewicz has been appointed UK Managing Director of Imagem Music, the pop music publishing [...]
Warner bolsters digital team in EMEA, Key and Sharman promoted
Warner Music has strengthened its digital business development efforts in the Europe, Middle East and [...]
Andrew Jenkins named Chair of ICMP
ICMP, the world trade association representing the interests of the music publishing community internationally, has [...]
BMG: we’ll double our masters music business by 2013
BMG has boldly predicted that it will double revenue it receives from master recordings over [...]
Canada to get new music service after historic licensing deal
Canada looks set to welcome a new digital music service this winter, after a ‘groundbreaking’ [...]
Kobalt acquires AWAL, launches Label Services division
Kobalt Music Group has acquired digitial distribution platform AWAL, which carries the recorded music of [...]
Kobalt launches Neighbouring Rights division
Kobalt Music Group has formally launched its neighbouring rights division, Kobalt Neighbouring Rights Limited (KNR). [...]
Richard Sanders becomes Kobalt Music Group President
Sony and V2 veteran Richard Sanders has been named President of Kobalt Music Group. Sanders, [...]
UMPG to administer Irving Berlin catalogue
Irving Berlin’s music publishing catalogue will be administered for the world outside of North America [...]
Strictly Rhythm masters sold to BMG
BMG has acquired the masters catalogue of New York-based dance label Strictly Rhythm and will [...]
David Williams resigns from Shock Records
The founder of one of Australia’s best known labels, Shock Records, is stepping down as [...]
Essential USA to launch in New York
Label services specialist Essential Music & Marketing is launching a new company in New York, [...]
Sony/ATV-led group swoops for EMI Music Publishing for $2.2bn
An investor group led by Sony Corp (and Sony/ATV) has acquired EMI Music Publishing from [...]
Brian Roberts named new Warner Music Group CFO
Warner Music Group has named Brian Roberts as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. [...]