2026 FEBRUARY 2026 – Feb. 4-7: MIDEM 2026 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.

– Feb. 12: ASCAP Experience 2026, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event is organised by US rights society ASCAP for music creators, with workshops, panels, performances and networking. – Feb. 10-12: India International Music Week in Mumbai. MARCH 2026 – March 12-18: South by South West in Austin, Texas. – March 22-25: MUSEXPO, known as “The Unite...

These are some of the music deals that were announced in the past week:

Gilberto Gil

Independent publisher Primary Wave Music, in partnership with Nas Nuvens Music Group, have jointly acquired the catalogue of songs from Brazilian composer, singer and guitarist, Gilberto Gil. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Primary Wave and Nas Nuvens Music Group will “work alongside Gil on his celebrated catalogue of music.” The partnership will “focus on the concretisation and preservation of...

USA

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has promoted Danielle Aguirre (pictured, left) to Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Charlotte Sellmyer (pictured, right)to Executive Vice President, External Affairs. The new titles “reflect how their roles have expanded within the organisation,” said the NMPA. Aguirre was EVP & General Counsel and Sellmyer was Senior Vice President, External Affairs. Based in Washington, DC, they both report to NMPA Presi...