The European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Photo Credit: EmDee Regulatory scrutiny of Universal Music Group’s Downtown Music deal is heating up in the EU, where the acquisition has been referred to the European Commission (EC) […]
Photo Credit: Downtown Music Holdings European music trade association IMPALA is flashing warning signs about the proposed UMG acquisition of Downtown Music through its Virgin Music Group subsidiary. UMG announced back in December 2024 that […]
Photo Credit: Tori Amos by Kavita Kaul / Downtown Music Publishing Downtown Music Publishing announces a slew of expansions and renewals, including a renewed partnership with singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Under the renewed agreement, which was […]
AIM CEO Gee Davy, who’s called out UMG’s Downtown Music purchase as ‘more concerning news for the global independent music community.’ Photo Credit: AIM IMPALA, IMPF, and AIM are protesting Universal Music’s newly announced Downtown […]
Photo Credit: Downtown Music Holdings Virgin Music Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Downtown Music Holdings for $775 million. The deal, expected to close in the second […]
Photo Credit: CD Baby Digital Music News has learned that distributor CD Baby has laid off several staffers. Rumors of the layoffs first cropped up last week with the news confirmed by two separate sources. […]
What appeared to be a high-rise fire near 5th and Bixel streets in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday night caught the attention of a group of young people, who quickly began recording the disaster unfolding […]
In one of mid-November’s music industry hires and promotions, Emmy Feldman (pictured) joined OTM Music as U.S. A&R head. Photo Credit: Noah Kentis Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as […]
GENERAL Hospital actor Johnny Wactor has died at the age of 37. The actor, who appeared in nearly 200 episodes of the drama series, was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Saturday morning. 2 […]
Play video content AP A massive explosion in Fort Worth this week made the downtown streets look like something out of an action movie — and, unfortunately, it left some people harmed. Local officials and […]
The collaborative minds behind Miami’s storied Club Space have united once again to launch a new nightlife concept. The collective consisting of Bar Lab Hospitality, Link Miami Rebels and Space Invaders are ushering in a new chapter […]
Arden Wohl, photographed by Alex Leav. During her sophomore year at NYU in 2003, Arden Wohl was invited to attend the New Museum Gala by her then-boyfriend. She was unfamiliar with the event (“I didn’t […]
Photo Credit: Downtown Music Holdings Following a series of layoffs and shakeups, Downtown Music Holdings appears to be undergoing another re-organization. Downtown announced the layoffs in March 2023, with impacted people working in publishing roles, […]
Photo Credit: Downtown Music In March, some five months after laying off about 30 CD Baby and Soundrop team members, Downtown Music announced another round of personnel cutbacks. Now, the company has named a new […]
Downtown Kayoto announces new 6 track EP Learning In Public / Releases new single ‘Changed It’ Downtown Kayoto image via Joe Howat March 30, 2023 Learning In Public is the Zimbabwe born artist’s 3rd ep […]
Downtown Music has reportedly triggered another round of layoffs amid a broader effort to reduce spending. Photo Credit: Adolfo Félix A little over five months after nearly 30 CD Baby and Soundrop team members were […]
Downtown Kayoto drops new single ‘Run from you’ Downtown Kayoto image credit via Joe Howat February 9, 2023 Downtown Kayoto releases genre-blurring new single ‘Run from you’ via Other Projects. Zimbabwe-born and Hull UK-raised musician […]
Photo Credit: Downtown Music Less than two months after backing music networking platform Vampr, Downtown Music Holdings has officially acquired four-year-old royalty processor Curve Royalty Systems. New York City-headquartered Downtown unveiled its buyout of London-based […]
Photo Credit: Vampr Downtown Music has officially invested in six-year-old music networking platform Vampr as part of a broader partnership deal. New York City-headquartered Downtown Music unveiled its investment in and agreement with Henderson-based Vampr […]
Downtown Kayoto releases ‘In2you’ Downtown Kayoto image via Joe Howat October 31, 2022 Zimbabwe musician Downtown Kayoto releases his first single of 2022 ‘In2you.’ Victoria Falls-born musician Downtown Kayoto has released his first new music […]