Photo Credit: IMPF President Annette Barrett IMPF launches the fifth edition of its Global Market View for Independent Music Publishing at the organization’s annual event in Athens. IMPF’s Global Market View is the only report […]
Photo Credit: Katie Welle, Sounwave, MTech, Gary Biddy, Jordan Burg, Lauren Munroe / Sony Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing announces the signing of acclaimed producer MTech, in partnership with producer Sounwave, to a global publishing […]
Photo Credit: Anyma by Nicko Guihal Kobalt announces its partnership with acclaimed EDM artist and visionary live performer Anyma, fresh off his residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Leading independent music publisher Kobalt announces […]
Brandon Silverstein, who’s signed on as CEO of the newly minted Avex Music Group. Photo Credit: Hidefumi Hase Less than one year after investing in S10 Entertainment, Japanese entertainment conglomerate Avex has acquired the company’s […]
Just weeks after completing a historic sold-out residency at the Vegas Sphere, Anyma has signed an exclusive global publishing deal with Kobalt, a strategic move that seeks to elevate his flourishing Afterlife empire. The timing […]
As he readies the release of the new Bon Iver album, SABLE, fABLE, Justin Vernon is also racking up some literary bona fides. Today, micro-distributed print magazine Little Engines announced that Vernon’s first-ever published poems […]
A live performance from Ultra Records-signed Icona Pop, whose ‘Stockholm At Night’ allegedly infringes on Ultra Publishing’s interest in the underlying composition. Photo Credit: Kim Metso The Ultra International Music Publishing v. Sony Music legal […]
A live performance from Ultra Records-signed Icona Pop, whose ‘Stockholm At Night’ allegedly infringes on Ultra Publishing’s interest in the underlying composition. Photo Credit: Kim Metso The Ultra International Music Publishing v. Sony Music legal […]
Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing / TIPS Music Ltd. Sony Music Publishing has renewed its exclusive global deal with India’s TIPS Music. The deal is expanded to include YouTube worldwide, excluding India, as a key […]
Photo Credit: Ultra Records A federal judge rules that Patrick Moxey’s Ultra Music Publishing must change its name within six months for breaching Sony Music’s ‘Ultra’ trademark. Ultra Music Publishing, owned by Patrick Moxey, who […]
Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing / Soneium Sony Music Publishing taps its Soneium blockchain to create NFTs for J-pop group Sandal Telephone. NFTs aren’t quite the source of hype in 2025 that they hoped to […]
Photo Credit: Arden Records (Andrew Kwan, Jordan Smith, sagun) Lo-fi specialists Arden Records announces an expansion with the launch of its new publishing arm to buoy its artists. Arden Records, whose name translates to “Great […]
Photo Credit: T-Pain by Glenn Francis (PacificProDigital) / CC by 4.0 T-Pain cuts a deal to sell his entire publishing catalog and select masters to asset management company HarbourView Equity Partners. HarbourView Equity Partners, the […]
A look at the latest music industry scuttlebutt on Spotify’s post-bundling renegotiations with major content owners – and how the calculus keeps shifting for every publisher, label, songwriter and artist on the field. If you […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Johnny McDaid by Bradley Quinn for Concord Concord announces the acquisition of songwriter, musician, and producer Johnny McDaid’s song catalog. Concord has announced the acquisition of a portion of former Snow Patrol member, […]
Photo Credit: Tatchara Longprasert, General Manager of SMP Thailand Sony Music Publishing (SMP) launches a flagship office in Thailand, appointing Tatchara Longprasert as General Manager. Sony Music Publishing’s strategic expansion into Thailand is based on […]
A live performance from Janet Jackson, one of the many artists who have recorded works featured in the catalog of Lastrada Entertainment. Photo Credit: J Vettorino Reservoir Media has officially acquired the publishing catalog of […]
Photo Credit: Lainey Wilson for Sony Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing Nashville announces the renewal of its global publishing administration agreement with Lainey Wilson. Sony Music Publishing Nashville has announced the renewal of its global […]
Photo Credit: Alejandro Gonzalez for Sony Music Publishing (Studio A) Sony Music Publishing has announced the opening of its new office space and creative hub for songwriters in Los Angeles. The location is located just […]