Music Business News
Universal’s Max Hole, PPL’s Keith Harris awarded Birthday Honours
The CEO and Chairman of Universal Music Group International, Max Hole, has been awarded a [...]
Global Release Day begins on Friday, July 10
Get ready for ‘New Music Fridays’: the official new global release day for music will [...]
AXS and Veritix merge to take on Ticketmaster
Outbox AXS, founded in 2011 by partners AEG, Cirque du Soleil and industry veteran Jean-Francoys [...]
100 staff laid off at Blinkbox Music Ltd as Guvera dumps UK office
Australian streaming company Guvera acquired its UK rival Blinkbox Music in January from Tesco in [...]
So Spotify CAN do premium-only music… but just this once
Spotify has hosted its first ever premium-only track, but insists it is not part of [...]
Nick Gatfield launches Twin Music Inc to plug A&R funding gap
Former Sony Music UK boss Nick Gatfield has taken the wraps off his new venture, [...]
If Apple Music’s free trial is worth $4.4bn, why aren’t indies being paid?
No wonder independent labels are up in arms about being paid zero royalties from Apple [...]
Universal: We didn’t collude with Apple to kill Spotify freemium
Universal Music Group has denied any collusion with Apple to try and force Spotify to [...]
Beth Wijayarathna exits Wixen Music UK
The Managing Director of Wixen Music UK, Beth Wijayarathna, has left the company, MBW has [...]
BMG signs digital rights deal with Germany’s GEMA for 38 countries
BMG and German collection society GEMA have signed a new three year deal covering the [...]
Apple Music contract: Fears grow it will ‘punch hole into music biz income’
Will music from the likes of Adele, Arctic Monkeys and The Prodigy be available on [...]
Spotify hits 20m paying subscribers, 75m total active users
Just hours after confirming a $526m investment round, Spotify has announced that it has now attracted [...]
Ticketmaster acquires Front Gate Tickets and Universe
Ticketmaster is growing its presence in the festival and DIY ticketing space with two new [...]
Spotify fights back: $526m funding secured to battle Apple Music
It’s on: artists are going to be at the centre of the biggest marketing war [...]
Universal launches Infinity with Alejandro Fernández in Mexico
Universal Music Group has launched a new JV in Mexico, Infinity, with one of the [...]