Anitta and Warner Music Group announced they were parting ways Tuesday, a month after the Brazilian pop star tweeted about the extreme measures she would take to terminate her record deal. “After eleven years of […]
Believe founder and CEO Denis Ladegaillerie. Photo Credit: Believe About two weeks after reporting approximately 32 percent year-over-year revenue growth for 2022, Believe has announced a deal for “full ownership” of Sentric and set its […]
Photo Credit: Geoffrey Moffett Last month, Cutting Edge Media Music (CEMM) announced that it had obtained $100 million in new financing and disclosed plans “to help give the next wave of film and TV composers […]
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH have signed to BMG for the release of their sophomore album, which is expected to drop this summer. Mammoth WVH’s upcoming full-length effort will follow 2021’s self-titled debut, which yielded […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Royalty-collection platform Salt has inked a decade-long deal with the Netherlands’ Buma/Stemra and announced the acquisition of Björn Ulvaeus’ Session. London-based Salt, which bills itself as “a next-generation music society back-office SaaS […]
Photo Credit: Adrian Arredondo / CC by 3.0 Anitta says she’d ‘auction off her organs’ to get out of her Warner Music Group (WMG) deal. Brazilian pop star Anitta vented on Twitter about her regrets […]
Jeremy Gan ❘ Published: 2023-03-01T05:58:17 ❘ Updated: 2023-03-01T05:58:26 Twitch has secured an exclusive streaming contract with Connor “CDawgVA” Colquhoun amidst a streaming platform battle against YouTube and Kick. It seems the […]
Photo Credit: ICE ICE announces a deal with gaming metaverse start-up STYNGR, covering the multi-territory use of the ICE Core repertoire. ICE, the music tech company providing royalties for songwriters, has announced a deal with […]
Photo Credit: Ken Lund / CC by 2.0 Earlier this week, Alliance Entertainment completed its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) – while also revealing that it wouldn’t list on the NYSE after […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo Credit: Chander Mohan SESAC and Wise Music Australia have officially inked a licensing agreement to bring the latter company’s catalog to Asian nations including Singapore, Vietnam, and India. Blackstone’s SESAC and […]
Photo Credit: MZMC Inc. Warner Chappell Music Korea announces signing a global publishing deal with MZMC Inc., a leading production and publishing company in expanding K-pop worldwide. Warner Chappell Music has signed a worldwide publishing […]
Michael Jackson’s reputation has taken some serious damage in the last few years. And that’s putting it mildly. Anyone who watched the 2019 “Leaving Neverland” documentary likely looks at the former “King of Pop” very […]
Photo Credit: Meghan Roberts / CC by 2.0 DJ Khaled bids adieu to Sony Music, joining the Def Jam and Universal Music Group family in a newly-created global creative consultant role. In a press conference […]
Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM) has officially acquired the rights to “around 40 songs” that Tobias Jesso Jr. penned between 2015 and 2020. An exec from London-headquartered Hipgnosis Song Management reached out to Digital Music News […]
Photo Credit: Hume CAA aims to create opportunities for Hume’s roster of virtual artists with top brands. Are broader audiences ready for this? Virtual artist experiment FN Meka went down in flames, a new cast […]
Photo Credit: Ultra International Music Publishing Ultra International Music Publishing has announced a co-publishing deal with acclaimed songwriter/producer Zaytoven in addition to acquiring his existing catalog. Ultra International Music Publishing (UIMP), a leading independent publisher […]
Afghan-Dutch artist, producer, and experimental visionary Ferdous announces debut mixtape Cool Party / Releases new single ‘Deal With It’ Ferdous image via Niko Zelenik (Art Director), Melissa Verhoeven (Photographer) January 27, 2023 Ferdous releases a […]
N-Dubz have inked a two-album deal with a major record label. The ‘I Need You’ group – comprising cousins Dappy, Tulisa Contostavlos and Fazer – reunited last year for an arena tour and released ‘Charmer’ […]
Photo Credit: Inigo Pascual courtesy of ABS-CBN Music Warner Chappell Music Philippines has signed a global publishing deal with ABS-CBN Music, one of the largest music catalogs in the Philippines. Warner Chappell Music Philippines has […]
Dr. Dre’s seminal The Chronic: is it part of this juicy deal? Dr. Dre has reportedly sold a sizable chunk of his music rights — at a juicy multiple — to Shamrock Holdings and Universal […]