Andy Malt

Music Reports buys Blokur; Primary Wave partners with Nas Nuvens; Joeboy label; Armada signs Will Clarke; Bucks signs John Murphy; UMG rejig; DEAG halts IPO; BRITs voting; new music from Don Toliver, Tones And I, Arya Starr, Blessed Madonna, Wes Nelson, Bombay Bicycle Club, Shaznay Lewis, Starsailor…

Blue Raincoat signs Ian Broudie; TuneCore offers free studio time; Warner Music and Sony Music Publishing appointments; FC Barcelona joins FEAT; You Me At Six and Deap Vally to split; new music from Bicep, Fears, Ellen Arkbro & Johan Graden, and Efé…

Believe deal; Big Machine promotions; MLC review; BMG drops Roger Waters; Jake Shears podcast; MOBOs; Adele, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, BRITs Week, Body Count shows; new music from PSB, Paramore, Becky Hill, Ghetts, Breeders, BADBADNOTGOOD, Camera Obscura, Ibibio Sound Machine, Louis Carnell, Narcotix…

Marilyn Manson ruling; Kate Hudson and Victor Ray deals; BMG “fast-tracks” AI; Hit Reset launches; Cherie Hu joins Syracuse University; National Album Day to return; AEG’s Sleep Token blunder; Raye at the BRITs; Chaka Khan's Meltdown; Stray Kids at BST; new music from Sega Bodega and Sheherazaad…

Warner and Believe promotions; Kat Von D copyright ruling; Jay-Z rumours; Robbie Williams joins Port Vale FC; Nick Minaj battles Megan Thee Stallion; Morrissey “exhausted”; Radio 1’s Big Weekend and Wireless Festival; Last Dinner Party dates; new music from Rita Ora, Skepta, The Kid Laroi and TR/ST…

LIVE freelancer survey; new WMG Brazil HQ; SoundCloud AI tools; Momentum Fund; Morrissey pulls shows; new music from Justin Timberlake, Lil Nas X, Yungblud x Lil Yachty, Ice Spice, Liam Gallagher x John Squire, Justice, Poppy x Bad Omens, Elbow, Frank Turner, Sunny Day Real Estate and Squid…