Pipeline, a new financing platform, has launched with over $200 million in capital raised and a focus on helping independent music companies to "unlock the value of their intellectual property, in order to drive growth and scale." The company — which has offices in London, Los Angeles and New York — was founded by global media and IP-focused investment firm Jamen Capital, which has experience across music, technology, and rights-based businesses. The platform aims to quickly become "the largest ...

Independent music company peermusic has appointed Erik Brataas as Managing Director Norway and Head of Northern European Administration. In this role, Brataas will oversee the company’s Northern European administration as well as operations of the peermusic Norway office. Brataas is based in Norway and reports to Nigel Elderton, peermusic's President of Europe, peermusic. Prior to joining peermusic, Brataas served as CEO of Polaris Hub - Nordics, a joint venture created by Nordic collection soc...

Bruno Crolot, who joined Believe in June 2025 as President of Label & Artist Solutions, has announced that he was leaving the Paris-based independent music company. In a LinkedIn message, Crolot wrote: " I am sharing today that I have stepped down from my role as President, Label & Artist Solutions at Believe and am transitioning out of the company. This has been an intense and enlightening experience. However, my path is taking me toward a different challenge." Crolot thanked Believe f...