IMPALA held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Zagreb, Croatia on October 27-29 during which members of the Brussels-based European independent music company's organisation elected a new board and set priorities for the next two years.
Chair of the Board Dario Draštata (RUNDA Adria) was appointed for a second term, alongside Francesca Trainini (PMI Italia) as President and Geert de Blaere (BIMA) as Treasurer. The meeting was hosted at the Croatian Employers Federation as part of RUNDA Digital D...

Independent music publisher Kobalt and Berlin-based umn Entertainment have partnered to acquire the publishing and writers’ rights to the catalogue of German songwriters Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer.
The acquisition, the terms of which have not been disclosed, covers the duo’s entire catalogue, including their career as pop band Rosenstolz, as well as songs written for other artists such as Sarah Connor, Roland Kaiser, Max Raabe, Zweiraumwohnung and more. The deal includes both the authors’ sh...

Warner Music Group has appointed Dan Rosen as President of Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia, leading the company's recorded music businesses in Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
In addition, he will continue to have responsibility for WMG's recorded music and music publishing businesses in Australia and New Zealand. In his new role, Rosen will continue to report to Lo Ting-Fai (known as Lofai), President, Warner M...