Independent publisher and music assets management company Primary Wave Music has made a strategic investment in POPS Music, home to a catalogue of Vietnamese and regional repertoire. Terms of the deal will see Primary Wave invest capital in the company, the details of which have not been disclosed, and provide additional resources to POPS Music "for further Southeast Asian catalogue investments to accelerate its IP growth in the region." The injection of capital will allow the company's team "to...

US communications firm Shore Fire Media, a subsidiary of Dolphin, has appointed Angela Barkan as the company's new CEO as outgoing Founder and CEO Marilyn Laverty will transition to Chairman of Shore Fire and Senior Advisor to Dolphin. Barkan will run Shore Fire’s day-to-day operations and new revenue strategy from the company’s headquarters in New York City. She will lead the company's executive team and report to Dolphin CEO Bill O’Dowd.

“Shore Fire has long set the standard for excellence...

Sony Music has appointed Janus Barnewitz as the new Managing Director of its affiliate in Denmark to succeed Henrik Daldorph who will leave the company after more than 20 years at the helm. The appointment coincides with the full acquisition by Sony Music of Copenhagen‑based label One Seven Music, including its publishing arm. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The company was founded in 2018 by Barnewitz and Morten Vilhelm with a focus on the electronic and dance music genres. Barnewitz...