Latest Music Industry Hires: SESAC, WMG, BiCoastal Productions, Youth Music, Position Music, More

Music industry hires

Mark Chipello, Position Music’s president. Photo Credit: Mallory Turner Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of October 10th, 2025. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all […]

Beatport Partners with WMG for Madonna ‘Remix Challenge’

Beatport Madonna remix challenge

Photo Credit: Beatport Beatport, in collaboration with Warner Music Group (WMG) and Madonna, has unveiled a new “Ray of Light” ‘Global Remix Challenge.’ The challenge invites producers worldwide to reinterpret Madonna’s 1998 classic song. The […]

WMG Passed on Believe—They’re Not Shopping for Indie Distros

WMG passed on Believe, Robert Kyncl says it will build and expand its own distribution services

Photo Credit: Warner Music Group WMG CEO Robert Kyncl says the label isn’t shopping for any indie distributors, instead building and expanding their own distribution capabilities. Warner Music Group is looking into expanding their in-house […]

Free Lunch Records Launches Under WMG & Tim Hinshaw Tie-Up

Free Lunch Records

Tim Hinshaw, whose Free Lunch has launched a namesake label in partnership with Warner Records. Photo Credit: Rashida Zagon Warner Records has officially launched a label in partnership with Tim Hinshaw’s Free Lunch Agency creative […]

DMN Pro Weekly: Get Ready for a Sony Music + Spotify Direct Publishing Deal — But After UMG, WMG, and Sony Renegotiate, Can Anyone Else Twist Spotify’s Arm?

DMN Pro Weekly: Get Ready for a Sony Music + Spotify Direct Publishing Deal — But After UMG, WMG, and Sony Renegotiate, Can Anyone Else Twist Spotify’s Arm?

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 […]

Turntable Labs’ Hangout Launches with Sony, UMG, WMG, Merlin

Hangout.fm launches with licensing deals from major labels

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 […]