One Liners: Cardi B, Franz Ferdinand, Blossoms, more
Round-up including Cardi B's additional damages award, BadBadNotGood's publishing renewal, appointments at Warner Music Canada and Utopia Music, and new releases.…
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One Liners: Au/Ra, Ingrooves, Stabbing Westward, more
Round-up of acquisitions, appointments, label launches and new releases, including Ingrooves' acquisition of Alda and Reservoir's Travis Tritt catalogue deal.…
Sony launches Second Songs with Caroline Elleray and Mark Gale
Sony Music Publishing UK has launched Second Songs, a joint venture with former Universal Music Publishing executives Caroline Elleray and Mark Gale, with songwriter Steph Marziano as first signing.…
One Liners: Adele, Christina Aguilera, Shenseea & Megan Thee Stallion, more
Round-up of appointments, Sony's full takeover of Ultra, Regard joining IMPEL, and new releases from Christina Aguilera, Griff and Sigrid, and Fred Again.…
Sony Music further ramps up merch interests via Ceremony Of Roses investment
Sony Music has made a strategic investment in merchandise firm Ceremony Of Roses, which will become its flagship merch operation with Thread Shop under its banner.…
One Liners: Harry Styles, Emeli Sandé, Animal Collective, more
Round-up of partnerships, appointments and new releases, including GigRealm's TuneCore deal, Harry Styles' stadium shows and new singles from Emeli Sandé and Animal Collective.…
New York court dismisses former Universal exec's lawsuit against his ex-lawyer
A New York court has dismissed former Republic Records boss Charlie Walk's lawsuit against Marc Kasowitz, the lawyer who advised him on his 2018 exit from Universal.…
One Liners: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Ibibio Sound Machine, Crawlers, more
Round-up of signings, appointments and film news, including Crawlers' Polydor deal and Daniel Radcliffe's casting as 'Weird Al' Yankovic in a biopic.…
One Liners: Kyla La Grange, AWAL, Deezer, more
Round-up of industry appointments and new releases, including AWAL and Deezer hires and singles from Kyla La Grange, Belief, Partner and Jim Perkins.…
One Liners: Avril Lavigne, Fred Rister, The Streets, more
Roundup of publishing deals, appointments and new releases, including Reservoir's Fred Rister catalogue purchase and Avril Lavigne's new album.…
Universal boss Lucian Grainge talks charity, choice and change - but avoids #fixstreaming - in company wide memo
Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge's New Year memo highlights charity, artist choice and record royalties, but does not directly address the streaming economics debate.…
One Liners: Foo Fighters, Tesco, Adele, more
Round-up of appointments, retail news and new releases, including Ingrooves' Philippines hire, Tesco reportedly phasing out physical media, and singles from Foo Fighters, Adele and others.…