NEWS & PRESS
Shirin David signs deal with Warner Chappell Music
Shirin David, one of the most successful female hip-hop musicians in Germany, has signed a worldwide deal with Warner Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter and rapper has five German Number One singles to...more
Concord Music Publishing acquires catalog of country songwriter and producer Corey Crowder
Concord Will Also Publish Crowder's Future Works Today, Concord Music Publishing announced the signing and catalog acquisition of top country music songwriter and producer Corey Crowder. The worldwide co-publishing deal, effective immediately, includes a majority of Crowder's catalog and all future works. Corey Crowder is...more
UK Americana Music Awards 2023 Winners
Allison Russell and Elles Bailey lead the way with two awards each Nods for Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Ferris & Sylvester, Hannah White and Holly Carter Special Awards for Judy Collins, Mike Scott of The Waterboys, Nickel Creek, The Hanging Stars,...more
The Return of The Young Music Boss Awards 2023: Nominations Announced!
A unique awards programme celebrating the outstanding achievements of the music industry’s unsung heroes. Young Music Boss (YMB) welcomes the new year by announcing the return of the YMB Awards (YMBA). Taking place on 20 April at Woolwich Works in London, this remarkable...more
So.co Music Photographer of the Year Awards
THE BRAND-NEW INAUGURAL AWARDS CELEBRATING THE EXCELLENCE OF MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHERS AROUND THE WORLD ENTRY IS FREE AND OPEN NOW Featuring six categories including the prestigious ‘Photographer of the Year Award’ Winners revealed at awards ceremony taking place at London’s 21 SOHO on 27th March...more
Warner Music Group releases 2022 annual ESG report
2022 report reaffirms commitment to ESG, including through new targets on People, Workplace, and DEI agendas, and the announcement of a partnership for more sustainable records Warner Music Group (Nasdaq: WMG) today released its 2022 Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report. Last year,...more
One House and Aerial Launch World's First Emissions Reduction Platform for Touring Artists and DJs
One House, the world's fastest growing talent development company and Aerial, the sustainable living platform, are announcing a tool for measuring, reducing, and offsetting the carbon emissions of artists and creators globally. This product launch follows One House’s recent new manifesto...more
The Sandbox and Warner Music Group announce virtual release party for Spinnin’ Records’ World’s Biggest Demo Drop DJ contest
Major DJ talent contest will celebrate two “firsts” with online party in The Sandbox and winning demo releases as NFTs through LGND Music as well as label releases on Spinnin’ Records The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Animoca Brands,...more
In 2022 PPL paid out £244.9m to 165,000 performers and recording rightsholders
Today UK music licensing company PPL announces that, in 2022, it paid out £244.9 million (7.1% increase from £228.7 million in 2021) to 165,000 performers and recording rightsholders (12.2% increase from 147,000 in 2021), either as direct members of PPL...more
+1 Records And Exceleration Music Forge Strategic Partnership
Exceleration Invests In +1’s Catalog And The Companies Form A Partnership For Future Releases 2023 Releases Will Include Music From Rejjie Snow, Nate Husser, Lo Village, Anna Shoemaker, And More Visionary independent label +1 Records has announced a strategic, global partnership with...more
BBC Radio 1 DJ &TV presenter Jordan North has been announced as the host for Stand Up To Cancer at Union Chapel
BBC Radio 1 DJ &TV presenter Jordan North has today been announced as the host for Stand Up To Cancer at Union Chapel, taking place Monday February 6th 2023 (just days after World Cancer Day Feb 4th). The inimitable Lancashire...more
Stormzy confirmed to perform at The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard
Saturday 11th February, The O2 arena Exclusively broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard today announce that acclaimed British musician Stormzy will perform live at the BRITs ceremony taking place Saturday 11th February live from The O2 arena...more
Amazon Music app arrives on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q
Amazon and Sky deepen existing partnership with the arrival of the Amazon Music app The Amazon Music app has arrived on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q today with millions of songs and albums, thousands of playlists, and latest releases...more
Alika, Pupil Slicer and Shygirl among the latest artists to receive PPL Momentum Music Fund support
8 talented UK-based artists to receive the ground-breaking PPL Momentum Music Fund in its latest round Next deadline: 6th March 2023 at 6pm PRS Foundation, the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development, together withPPL, Creative Wales, Arts Council of...more
Reservoir announces new deal with rock and roll icon Dion
Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR) (“Reservoir” or the “Company”), an award-winning independent music company, today announced a new deal with Rock and Roll and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee Dion Francis DiMucci, professionally known as Dion. The deal includes Dion’s...more
MIDÆM+23: the successful beginnings of a new generation MIDEM
This prequel and collaborative edition of the new MIDÆM+, held from January 19 to 21, 2023 in Cannes, assembled artists and the general public alongside with key players in the music industry gathered to work together on the future of...more
Sas Metcalfe To Step Down As Chief Creative Officer of Kobalt Music
Kobalt announced that its Chief Creative Officer, Sas Metcalfe, will be stepping down effective February 28, 2023. Metcalfe was Kobalt’s first employee when joining the company in 2001. As a true pioneer in the music industry, Metcalfe has not only spearheaded...more
Universal Music Group elevates Roey Hershkovitz to Vice President of Sound & Picture
Hershkovitz Named Head of West Coast Studios and Member of UMG’s Audio Leadership Team Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today appointed Roey Hershkovitz, a widely respected television producer and recording industry executive, to Vice President of...more
‘Taking Music Business Education Out Of The Classroom’
MUBUTV Is Set To Relaunch February 28, 2023A Variety of New Content Slated Including The Debut of the ‘MUBUTV: Insider Podcast’ Featuring Some of the Biggest Names in the IndustryMUBUTV (Music Business Television) is set to return and relaunch the...more
TuneCore has appointed rapper Papoose as Head of Hip Hop
TuneCore, the leading development partner for self-releasing artists—owned by Believe, one of the world’s leading digital music companies—has announced a new partnership with legendary rapper Papoose, naming him Head of Hip-Hop for the company. In his new role, Papoose...more
Sam Tompkins has signed a worldwide (excluding AZ and NZ) publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music
British singer-songwriter and musician, Sam Tompkins has signed a worldwide (excluding AZ and NZ) publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. Through the release of a number of singles and EPs, Sam has earned...more
Former Burberry Director of Music launches LSTNR
With a focus on Helping Brands Sound Better LSTNR is a creative music studio, led by former Burberry Director of Music, Dave Chase with the simple aim of Helping Brands Sound Better. LSTNR is a music supervisor, curator, deal-maker and creative director. Hear our work...more
Adam Gardiner joins Concord Music Publishing as Senior Vice President of International Sync
Concord Music Publishing today announces the appointment of Adam Gardiner as Senior Vice President, International Sync with immediate effect. Gardiner joins from Universal Music’s creative division, Globe, where he was Head of Film & TV. Adam spent ten years at UMG working his...more
Cyanite launches technology that can find music based on full text for the first time
AI-powered music tagging and search firm Cyanite launches Free Text Search which provides users with a completely new and intuitive way of searching for music Cyanite, a tech company with various software solutions in AI-powered music tagging and search, has launched...more
Sanderson Rasjid ‘Top’ Topham
3rd July 1947 – 23rd January 2023 Sanderson Rasjid, born Anthony ‘Top’ Topham passed away peacefully on Monday January 23rd surrounded by his family. Born in London on July 3rd 1947, he was 75 years old and had been fighting dementia...more
PRS for Music publishes 2022 Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report
PRS for Music has today published its Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report, covering data from 2022. This is the second edition of the report, which highlights the journey to change and the organisation’s commitment to championing diversity and inclusion. Read...more
Hipgnosis Song Management acquires Justin Bieber song catalogue
Hipgnosis Song Management (‘Hipgnosis’ or the ‘Company’), which offers investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated intellectual property rights, is pleased to announce the company’s acquisition of a song catalogue from superstar artist and songwriter Justin Bieber whose songs...more
Warner Chappell Production Music expands to Brazil
Renato Moraes joins to launch the new operation Warner Chappell Production Music (WCPM) today announced its expansion into Brazil with a new team based in São Paulo. Headed by Renato Moraes, the move significantly adds to the company’s international presence. In...more
Sparks return to Island Records for release of 26th studio album
Most other musicians, when they've been working for over half a century, are resting on their laurels, basking in the warm glow of their heritage, accepting the odd Lifetime Achievement Award, playing the odd Greatest Hits tour and concentrating on...more
Lizzo, David Guetta & Becky Hill & Ella Henderson confirmed to perform at The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard
Saturday 11th February, The O2 arena Exclusively broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard today announce two more performances for the live show on Saturday 11th February. US pop phenomenon Lizzo will return to the BRITs stage following her incendiary performance in...more
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Why streaming algorithms keep getting better (see Features)
Why artists are ditching major labels to go independent (see Features)
Clouty seeks to launch futures market to let streaming companies and rights owners manage risks (see Business)
What do we mean by ‘artist-centric’ music streaming models? (see Comment)