Independent music publishing and neighbouring rights company peermusic has signed producer, musician and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin to a worldwide publishing administration deal. In addition, peermusic will also represent Martin for global neighbouring rights collections.
Raised in Los Angeles, Martin has accumulated 17 billion streams and 16 million album sales during his career so far. His recent work includes two full-length releases — 'Albion Files' and 'Come As You Are', a collabo...

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has appointed Carson Vickrey as the New York-based organisation's new Director of Business Development.
Most recently, Vickrey served as Director of Marketing and Events at Marauder, where she worked across the independent music ecosystem, coordinating campaigns that generated millions of dollars in client revenue. Her experience includes work with the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and music marketing technology companies.

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Who will eventually acquire Warner Bros. Discovery? The film has now more twists than your average Hollywood movie. In a first sequence, Netflix won an initial $82.7 billion bid for the company, approved by both WBD's management and board, setting in motion a wave of reactions, including from President Donald Trump.
But Paramount, which was also bidding for WBD, has mounted a hostile takeover of WBD, offering $30 a share for WBD, in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at $108bn, in a pro...