Independent music company Seeker Music Group, founded by Evan Bogart with the backing of investment firm M&G, has secured a global distribution partnership with Virgin Music...
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...
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) of the United States and Canada has sued Warner Music Group (WMG) and Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US...
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...
Independent music company Seeker Music, launched by Evan Bogart and backed by M&G Investments, has acquired the music publishing catalogue of songwriter, producer, bassist and keyboardist...
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,...
