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. [...]