Warner Music India Expansion Continues With Rthyms.Life Deal

Warner Music Rthyms deal

Punjabi pop artist (and Rthyms creator) Guri. Photo Credit: Gursewaksinghh Warner Music Group (WMG) isn’t taking its foot off the gas in India (or MENA): Now, the major’s unveiled a strategic partnership with self-described “creator-first […]

EU Issues UMG-Downtown Deal ‘Statement of Objections’

Universal Music Downtown statement of objections

Photo Credit: Universal + Downtown The European Commission has issued a “statement of objections” concerning Virgin Music Group’s proposed Downtown Music buyout, which the EU executive branch believes “may restrict competition in the market for […]

Universal Music Downtown Deal to Receive ‘Formal’ EU Warning

European Commission Universal Music Downtown deal

The European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Photo Credit: EmDee The European Commission is reportedly preparing to hand down a “formal warning” about Universal Music’s proposed $775 million Downtown buyout – albeit without blocking the deal […]

Too Lost Expands Global Reach, Inking New Deal with Melon

Too Lost Melon South Korea

Photo Credit: Melon Independent music company Too Lost has signed a direct partnership with Melon, South Korea’s largest local digital service provider (DSP). This deal gives Too Lost’s roster of artists and labels access to […]

Stingray Buys TuneIn in $175M Deal, Eyes Automotive Expansion

Stingray TuneIn acquisition

Montreal, where Stingray is based. Photo Credit: Fenil Patel TuneIn officially has a new owner: Stingray Group, which is acquiring the live audio business in a deal worth up to $175 million. Montreal-headquartered Stingray (RAY.A […]

Vexing Questions Swirl Around UMG’s Groundbreaking Udio Deal

Photo Credit: Alexander Krivitskiy

Photo Credit: Alexander Krivitskiy Universal Music Group’s momentous deal with Udio certainly feels like a game-changer — but what are the rules and royalties of this new game? If you’re perplexed and befuddled with questions […]

Primary Wave Inks Major Catalog Deal with Patti LaBelle

Patti LaBelle catalog deal

Photo Credit: Primary Wave Music (Patti LaBelle) Primary Wave Music have announced a new partnership with Patti LaBelle that encompasses her artist’s royalties across her catalog of 18 studio albums, 3 live albums, 14 compilation […]

UMPG and Idris Elba Ink Expanded Worldwide Publishing Deal

Idris Elba UMPG deal

Idris Elba and UMPG CEO Jody Gerson. Photo Credit: Taylor Hornecker Idris Elba is “a songwriter who sometimes acts” – according to Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), which has finalized an expanded worldwide deal with […]

UMPG Signs Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) to Global Deal

Daniel Lopatin

Daniel Lopatin and UMPG’s Natasha Baldwin. Photo Credit: Universal Music Publishing Group Electronic music vet Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) has inked a global deal with the classics and screen division of Universal Music […]