Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov YouTube has inked a partnership agreement with ecommerce giant Shopify, enabling artists and others to promote and sell merchandise on their channels. The Google-owned video-sharing platform announced its pact with Shopify […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has inked an exclusive multimillion-dollar deal with the Australian podcast comedy duo Ryan Jon Dunn and Toni Lodge. In what is believed to be a multi-year, multimillion-dollar contract, the deal positions […]
Back row, l to r: Minymynx, Hype Train GM Narabordee Sriroengla, Hype Train CMO/CFO Vharittha Chankwang, Hype Train CEO Nino, UMG EVP of market development Adam Granite, UM South East Asia CEO Calvin Wong, UM […]
Photo Credit: Mdundo African streaming service Mdundo has officially inked a licensing deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), which will bring its artists’ music to the platform’s more than 17 million confirmed (as of Q1 […]
Michael Rapino has officially signed a half-decade contract to remain president and CEO of Live Nation, which could pay the Ontario native a staggering $30 million per year – in addition to a $6 million […]
Photo Credit: Audiomack Music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack has officially taken another step to bolster its position in Africa, this time by inking a licensing agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG). 10-year-old Audiomack, described […]
Glassnote Records’ Mumford & Sons performing live. Photo Credit: Stefan Schäfer Indie label Glassnote Records has inked a “global distribution partnership” with Sony Music Entertainment’s The Orchard. Glassnote Records and The Orchard (which finalized a […]
Beijing, China. Photo Credit: zhang kaiyv Live Nation Electronic Asia, the namesake promoter’s EDM division for the continent of over 4.5 billion residents, has unveiled a licensing deal between its Fabled Records label and Universal […]
Photo Credit: Jana Beamer / CC by 2.0 Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Black River Publishing announce their worldwide publishing administration deal. The partnership enables Sony Music Publishing to provide global services to Black River’s […]
Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing | Pictured: Nick Bral, Zack Phillips, Jennifer Knoepfle, Max, Sam Drake, Evan Winiker Sony Music Publishing has announced it has inked a global administration deal with BTS songwriter Max. Max, […]
(l to r) LimeWire CCO Ivis Buric, co-CEOs Julian and Paul Zehetmayr, and COO Marcus Feistl. Photo Credit: LimeWire About two months after announcing that it would rebrand as a platform for digital collectibles – […]
Front row, l to r: SMP Nashville CEO Rusty Gaston, SMP CEO Jon Platt, Ashley Gorley, and Domain MD Pete Chiappetta. Back row, l to r: Domain special advisor Rod Riley, Loeb & Loeb associate […]
Hipgnosis Songs Group has officially finalized a publishing deal with Atlanta-born former Fifth Harmony member Normani. Hipgnosis Songs Group (formerly Big Deal Music) and 25-year-old Normani (whose full name is Normani Kordei Hamilton) just recently […]
Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley. Photo Credit: Sophieannelane After finalizing an extended agreement with the estate of Juan Gabriel, beginning to represent the work of Elvis Presley, and then closing a deal with The Weeknd […]
Photo Credit: Warner Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music has inked a global publishing deal with singer and songwriter Jake Scott. Scott has penned several hits that have brought him over 500 million global streams on […]
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has officially inked “an exclusive, global publishing administration agreement” to represent the music catalog of Univision Network, “the largest provider of Spanish-language content in the U.S.” Universal Music Group’s publishing […]
Seoul, South Korea. Photo Credit: Mathew Schwartz About 10 weeks after finalizing a “groundbreaking” deal with Twitch, Merlin has inked a licensing agreement with South Korean streaming app FLO. The indie-music licensing company unveiled its […]
George Harrison. Photo Credit: Harrison Family/BMG One week after reporting double-digit revenue growth for 2021, BMG has finalized a global publishing administration agreement with the estate of George Harrison. The Bertelsmann subsidiary unveiled its new […]
Artist and producer Daniel Lopatin. Photo Credit: Michael Schmelling Artist, composer, and producer Daniel Lopatin, known professionally as Oneohtrix Point Never, has inked a publishing administration deal with Downtown Music Services. Downtown Music Services (DMS), […]
Shared from www.digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Warner Music Group Following a number of deals and investments in the video-game space, Warner Music Group (WMG) has unveiled “a partnership with leading blockchain gaming developer Splinterlands.” The Big […]