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Julie’s Bicycle announces further investment in The Creative Green Tools from Arts Council England and the expansion of its digital team

24 February 2022

Press release

Julie’s Bicycle are thrilled to announce they have secured further Arts Council England investment through the National Lottery Project Grants funding...

Sony Music Publishing Announces Partnership with Vertical Rights

24 February 2022

Press release

  Today, Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia announced its partnership with Vertical Rights, the publishing arm of Lateral Management, to support and...

Sean Adams launches new digital music consultancy and regains full ownership of Drowned in Sound

24 February 2022

Press release

  CCCLX is a new digital consultancy from the founder of one of the web’s original music blogs and online communities. This new...

Utopia grows distribution services with acquisition of Absolute Label Services

24 February 2022

Press release

THE DEAL FOLLOWS THE RECENT ACQUISITION OF PROPER MUSIC GROUP AND THE LAUNCH OF UTOPIA’S DISTRIBUTION SERVICES UNIT    Absolute Label Services...

Reservoir announces deal for the catalog of legendary hip-hop producer Larry Smith

24 February 2022

Press release

Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR) (“Reservoir” or the “Company”), an award-winning independent music company, today announced a deal for a stake...

Jazz Re:freshed Outernational announces outstanding line-up as their UK jazz showcase returns to SXSW

24 February 2022

Press release

FEATURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RISING UK JAZZ STARS: BROWN PENNY, DANIEL CASIMIR, CHERISE, COLECTIVA, JAS KAYSER AND DJ ADAM...

PRS Foundation and British Council announce the four music creators selected for the Digital Musician in Residence programme

24 February 2022

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  Music creators GLOR1A, Luke Styles, SHHE and TĀLĀ will take up digital residencies The residencies will be in partnership with, Santa...

MU expresses concern at impact upon musicians following end of Covid-19 restrictions

24 February 2022

Press release

The Musicians’ Union (MU), whilst welcoming in principle the scrapping of restrictions taking effect in England from today, has expressed...

Influence Media Partners forms partnership with Blackrock Funds and Warner Music Group to create best-in-class music rights platform

24 February 2022

Press release

Initial Acquisitions Include More Than 20 “Modern Evergreens” With A Combined 20 Billion+ Lifetime Streams   Today, Influence Media Partners (“Influence Media”) has announced...

Universal Music Group announces Richard Cusick as Chief Product Officer, Global E-Commerce

23 February 2022

Press release

  Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced that Richard Cusick, an executive experienced in helping...

Universal Music Group announces the launch of Def Jam India

23 February 2022

Press release

New label group dedicated to supporting the best in Indian & South Asian hip-hop talent and culture across the region.  First...

Sony Music Publishing Promotes Alison Hook to SVP, Sampling & Copyright Infringement

23 February 2022

Press release

  Sony Music Publishing today announced the promotion of Alison Hook to Senior Vice President, Sampling and Copyright Infringement, U.K. &...

YMU Announce Anthony Rodol as Managing Director – US Music

23 February 2022

Press release

International artist management company YMU has announced the promotion of Anthony Rodol to the position of Managing Director - US...

Beth Nielsen Chapman signs to Cooking Vinyl

23 February 2022

Press release

New album ‘CrazyTown’ out this autumn   UK Tour kicks off 18 October     The acclaimed American singer songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman has...

Warner Music Latina shakes up its leadership team

23 February 2022

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Roberto Andrade Dirak Appointed Managing Director of Warner Music Latina; Ruben Abraham Lands Expanded Role As SVP, Marketing and Artist...

beatBread expands leadership team with new strategic appointments

23 February 2022

Press release

Fintech Veterans Melissa Holloway and Joseph Wirija Bring Expertise and Experience to Fast-Growing Advance Funding Service for Artists  beatBread (www.beatBread.com), the...

G. Schirmer/Wise Music Group acquires worldwide publishing of two-time Oscar-winning composer Franz Waxman

23 February 2022

Press release

Agreement Covers All of Waxman’s Symphonic/Concert Works and a Significant Number of His Iconic Film Scores, Including the Concert Versions...

Warner Music Group partners with chief blockchain gaming developer Splinterlands

23 February 2022

Press release

Deal Marks Leading Collectible Card Gaming Company’s First Major Music Partnership   Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced it has entered into...

Beatport Acquires ampsuite and Launches a Suite of Professional Products for Suppliers, Artists and Labels

23 February 2022

Press release

Beatport, the global leader of music for DJs, producers, and their fans, announced the acquisition of ampsuite to power a...

Ex-Spotify chief economist will page to give keynote on streaming at AIM Connected 2022

23 February 2022

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FINAL SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS ANNOUNCED   CONFERENCE TO COVER HOTTEST TOPICS FOR INDEPENDENT MUSIC BUSINESS LEADERS     The former Chief Economist of Spotify and...

Downtown Music Services sign global music publishing agreement with Arca

23 February 2022

Press release

  Downtown Music Services, which offers bespoke distribution, publishing administration, creative marketing and finance solutions to entrepreneurial creators and their partners, has...

Sony Music Entertainment acquisition of Som Livre approved by Brazil regulator

23 February 2022

Press release

“We welcome today’s conclusion of the approval process from CADE of Sony Music Entertainment’s acquisition of Som Livre. Som Livre’s...

Always Writer First: Family in Music to launch new suite of digital tools to support the modern songwriter

22 February 2022

Press release

With more new music being written and released worldwide than ever before – an estimated 60,000 songs and growing are...

Clicknclear partners with Warner Music

22 February 2022

Press release

Deal licenses Warner Music’s global catalogue to the performance sports market ClicknClear, the world’s only specialist music rights tech and licensing...

tvg hospitality, Founded by Ben Lovett, Announces Closing of $50Million Initial Financing Round

22 February 2022

Press release

tvg hospitality, founded by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons, today announced the closing of $50 million in new funding to expand its team and venue...

Downtown Music Services expands label services footprint in the UK

21 February 2022

Press release

Downtown Music Services Expands its London Office Under Global President Mike Smith Amidst New Signings   Downtown Music Services, which offers bespoke...

Warner Music India Inks a Strategic Deal with Pop Icon, Armaan Malik for His New Venture, Always Music Global

21 February 2022

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  Indian Pop Star, Armaan Malik along with Warner MusicIndia announced their strategic partnership to launch his new venture - the birth of his native...

Royal Albert Hall launches music talent search event ‘Future Makers’

21 February 2022

Press release

  The Royal Albert Hall has announced a search for future music talent, calling for entrants aged 14-18 from across London...

FAC on COVID restrictions/LFTs

21 February 2022

Press release

The removal of restrictions signals another step towards some normality for the music industry, however we remain concerned about artists...

Bring Me The Horizon - First post-pandemic arena tour reduces tour emissions by 38%

21 February 2022

Press release

    In September 2021, Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human Tour was the first arena tour in the UK since...

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