In one of early December 2024’s music industry hires, promotions, and exits, Goldenvoice named Lea Swanson (pictured) VP of talent. Photo Credit: AEG Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as […]
Photo Credit: Hangout.fm Turntable Labs is launching Hangout.fm, a new virtual listening community that draws inspiration from the now defunct Turntable.fm. Turntable.fm was shuttered in 2013, but Hangout by Turntable Labs features licensed content from […]
Photo Credit: Cytonn Photography A new report finds the Big Three pondering an AI ‘takedown notice’ system under discussion with Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. According to a new report, the three major labels — […]
Photo Credit: Universal Music Anitta has signed with Republic Records in partnership with Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The superstar shared her unhappiness with her WMG contract publicly, stating she’d sell organs to get out of […]
Photo Credit: RGB Productions / CC by 3.0 Two weeks after an acrimonious split from WMG, Brazilian singer Anitta has signed with UMG’s Republic Records. Signs of a strained relationship between Anitta and Warner cropped […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Paul Hudson / CC by 2.0 The Jesus and Mary Chain have settled with Warner Music Group over the band’s efforts to terminate the music label’s rights to its music. According to court documents filed […]
Photo Credit: BazzaJ / CC by 4.0 Vanguard Group now owns more than 10.42 million shares in Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG), or 7.6 percent of the company, according to a newly submitted Securities and […]
Moscow, Russia. Photo Credit: Astemir Almov Warner Music Group (WMG) continued to operate in Russia even after announcing that it would cease conducting business in the nation, while indie label and distributor Believe is actively […]
Photo Credit: Egor Filin Sony Music Group says it will exit the Russian marketplace completely, six months after suspending operations. UMG and WMG operations remain suspended. According to a report from Billboard, Sony Music Group […]
Photo Credit: 300 Elektra Entertainment Warner Music Group announces the arrival of 300 Elektra Entertainment — 3EE — a “supergroup of iconic, indie-spirited brands” led by chairman and CEO Kevin Liles. The new frontline label […]
Nick Mason and David Gilmour performing live. Photo Credit: anyonlinyr Last week, reports suggested that BMG and Warner Music Group were vying to purchase the catalog of Pink Floyd. Now, the companies are facing another […]