News The elephant is leaving the building: Hipgnosis name and branding set to change to reflect new structure under Blackstone Storm Thorgerson-designed logo will no longer represent company with a new name likely, say MBW sources
News The Music Business UK Awards 2024 in association with YouTube: The finalists revealed! The UK's finest will duke it out for prizes aplenty on the evening of Tuesday, November 5
News Major music companies send letter to Canada’s CRTC, urging it not to regulate streaming as if it were radio Streaming services will be required to pay 5% of their Canadian revenue to support local content, including radio stations
News Sony Music Publishing renews global publishing deal with Latin Music superstar Edgar Barrera Deal extends longstanding partnership, which began in 2014
News Audius officially launches public artist payment system with 10% community split Fans can now make payments to artists using USDC, a stablecoin that's convertible to other currencies
News TikTok challenger Connyct partners with Warner Music Group in lead up to launch At least for now, the app will be available only to post-secondary students in the US
News HYBE label ADOR rejects Min Hee-jin’s reinstatement as CEO but offers to extend her board term HYBE is embroiled in an ongoing conflict with Min Hee-jin, ex-CEO of sub-label ADOR
News Ticketmaster partners with Tickets for Good to provide free tickets to non-profit workers The partnership aims to reward those who dedicate themselves to serving their communities, including healthcare workers, charity workers, and volunteers
News Rich Castillo joins Graduation as Head of A&R Castillo will be launching his own label, Lionbear Records, to be distributed by Graduation’s label services arm
News After raising $3.5M in funding, AI-powered music remixing app Hook launches on iOS The app allows users to create short-form remixes and mashups of popular songs using AI
News Robert Kilduff appointed Chief Financial Officer of Universal Music Group Nashville Exec brings over 30 years of experience in financial leadership, strategic financial planning, operations, and corporate development.
News TikTok Music closure a win for Spotify, says Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank says that TikTok Music closing down is "a clear positive for Spotify"
News Warner revises annual cost savings estimate following latest round of layoffs Cost savings revealed in SEC filing published on Thursday, September 19
News Believe finalizes acquisition of Turkey’s Dogan Music Company, following green light from regulators Believe CEO Denis Ladegaillerie has made it clear he plans to continue the company's global expansion
News Alliance Entertainment reports increase in CD sales, thanks to K-pop and Taylor Swift Alliance sold 1.1 million CD copies of Swift's new album in the first week after its release
News Corey Sheridan exits Global Music Strategy role at TikTok, joins Warner’s ADA as Global Head of Commerce & Revenue Exec secured partnerships with streaming platforms to power TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature
News YouTube Music gets more expensive as users in 16 countries report major price hikes for YouTube Premium Some YouTube Premium subscribers report getting notifications of price hikes of more than 40%
News Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to US, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand Launched in the UK and Australia earlier this year, the feature allows users to generate custom playlists from text prompts