The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has filed infringement lawsuits against four separate radio groups operating a total of 15 stations following what...
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has decided to sell the 4.7% stake it owns in Universal Music Group, for a value of $1.64 billion, following failure to...
The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has appointed Senegale songwriter and performer Youssou N'Dour as Vice-President of the organisation regrouping 227 rights...
Concord Music Publishing ANZ has acquired an interest in the publishing catalogue of Australian songwriter, producer and musician Julian Hamilton, best known as one half of...
BMG has acquired the publishing interests of German music producer Luca Anzilotti, co-founder of the Eurodance group Snap!. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Anzilotti...
IFPI, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, and US neighbouring rights society SoundExchange have announced a new system enabling the automatic assignment of International Standard...
Jean-Sebastien ‘Seb’ Permal has been appointed to the newly-created role of SVP of A&R, EMEA and Central Europe at Warner Music. Permal joins from Sony Music,...
Sunita Kaur has been appointed President, Asia, for Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). Based in Singapore, Kaur reports to UMPG Chairman & CEO Jody Gerson. Working...
GLOBAL Digital music licensing organisation for independent companies Merlin has announced a series of promotions within its Membership team, in particular that of Jim Mahoney to the newly created position...
These are some of the music deals announced in the past weeks: Sony Music Group, through its music publishing division Sony Music Publishing, has acquired the complete...
