One Liners: Arlo, BRIT Awards, Nils Frahm, more
Brief news covers Arlo signing to Arista, new hires at The MLC, BRIT Awards sponsors Mastercard, Amazon Music and TikTok, and releases from Nils Frahm and others.…
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[PIAS] relaunches distribution business as [Integral]
Independent music group [PIAS] has rebranded its distribution division as Integral, with Felicia Flack joining as Head Of Label And Artist Services.…
Charlie Walk accuses Universal of exploiting "false allegations" of sexual harassment to push him out, in explosive lawsuit against his former lawyer
Former Republic Records boss Charlie Walk is suing his former lawyer Marc Kasowitz for legal malpractice, claiming Universal exploited sexual harassment allegations to push him out.…
TuneCore publishes study into challenges faced by female music creators
TuneCore and MIDiA Research's survey of 401 female creators finds 81% feel harder to gain recognition than men, with sexual harassment and ageism cited as key challenges.…
One Liners: DA Got That Dope, Taylor Swift, Elton John, more
Brief news includes Warner Chappell signing producer DA Got That Dope, LyricFind expanding into China, and new releases from Taylor Swift, Elton John, Lil Nas X and others.…
One liners: Julian Casablancas, Daniel Avery, Laura Marling, more
Concord Music Publishing signs Julian Casablancas, Warner Music acquires Russian indie label Zhara, and Daniel Avery provides a soundtrack for a short film supporting CALM.…
Wider music copyright market grew by 7% to $31.6 billion in 2019
Economist Will Page's study estimates the wider music copyright market was worth $31.6 billion in 2019, up 7%, with streaming accounting for 47% of overall revenues.…
One Liners: Lana Del Rey, Devin Townsend, HRVY, more
Brief news covers Warner Music's new President of Emerging Markets, Devin Townsend scoring a CBeebies series, Lana Del Rey's new album date, and HRVY's livestream show.…
One liners: 7digital, KRU Music, SoundCloud, more
7digital signs a licensing deal with Chinese platform Kuaishou, KRU Music partners with ADA Worldwide, and SoundCloud appoints Drew Wilson as COO and CFO, alongside new releases.…
One Liners: Deewee, Luz, Adam Buxton, more
Brief news covers Deewee's partnership with Because Music, Luz signing with Kobalt, Ron Bension becoming ASM Global CEO, and new releases including Ingrid Michaelson with Zayn.…
One liners: Westlife, Holly Humberstone, The Weeknd, more
Westlife sign to Warner's EastWest, Holly Humberstone signs with Universal labels, and Distiller Music Group signs a label services deal with Believe, among other news.…
One Liners: Jesy Nelson, HRVY, Demi Lovato, more
Brief news covers Jesy Nelson signing with YMU, HRVY's new BMG deal, Ditto's NFT exchange, and new releases from Demi Lovato and Imagine Dragons.…