News CVC joins KKR in acquiring live events firm Superstruct The news follows KKR's announcement in June that it would be acquiring Superstruct in a deal reported to be worth $1.4 billion
News Oasis to cancel 50,000 resale tickets amid tour scalping crackdown The tour’s ticketing policy only allows purchases made through Ticketmaster or an authorized resale partner
News Atticus Shelley appointed VP of Finance at TuneCore Shelley played a key role at Spotify during the streamer's rapid growth ahead of its NYSE listing
News SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man debuts new agency, A2O Entertainment Lee left SM Entertainment last year amid a power struggle, and is now returning to the pop music game with A2O Entertainment
News FUGA partners with Philippines-based hip-hop company ASINTADA, makes key hires to expand APAC presence The Downtown-owned distributor has made a series of new partnerships in the Filipino music business
News UnitedMasters strikes direct licensing deal with TikTok… as clock ticks down on Merlin’s agreement with ByteDance platform UnitedMasters was licensed through Merlin until this deal
News Digital marketing firm The Trenches signs exclusive deal with UMG’s Republic Corps As part of the deal, The Trenches is simultaneously launching its own incubator, Trenches Records
News NBA teams accuse music publishers including Kobalt of ‘extortion’ in copyright dispute, claim ‘fair use’ Fourteen NBA teams have been sued by music publishers over alleged unlicensed use of music in their social media posts
News 45RPM to launch music publishing arm via partnership with Universal Music Publishing 45RPM's new publishing arm aims to provide composers and songwriters access to opportunities across film, TV, ads, and gaming
News Spirit Music Group launches joint venture with Grammy-winning songwriter Autumn Rowe, signs Mira Housey Classical piano prodigy Mira Housey is the first creative to sign with the new Honest Songs Music & Lyrics
News Capitol Records hires Justin Grant as SVP/Head of Urban Digital, promotes Dante Smith to Head of Motown Digital Capitol is looking to strengthen digital marketing operations in its urban music division
News Kevin McGurn named Triller CEO following TikTok rival’s NASDAQ debut McGurn served as President of Sales and Distribution at Vevo, where he led the company's expansion as a global music video network
News Vinyl Group partners with Songtradr on global advertising Songtradr's digital advertising inventory could expand the Vampr Ad Network's US reach by up to 20-fold
News Slipstream buys Anthem Entertainment’s three production music brands, covering 650,000 tracks Slipstream says the acquisition positions it as "the largest global independent music licensing platform"
News Instagram now lets users add songs to their Spotify playlists, taking a page from TikTok’s playbook Move follows TikTok's 'Add To Music App' feature launch