By Emmanuel Legrand A group of songwriters, operating under The Pact moniker have penned an open letter in which they ask for an end of the...
By Emmanuel Legrand IMPALA, which represents European independent music companies, has launched a sustainability programme "to help make the European independent music sector more sustainable." The...
By Emmanuel Legrand Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has acquired Som Livre, Brazil's largest independent music company, from media group Globo Comunica??o E Participa??es for the sum...
By Emmanuel Legrand Paul Simon has joined the likes of Bob Dylan and Neil Young who have recently sold their music publishing assets. Simon's song catalogue...
By Emmanuel Legrand HYBE, the South Korean company behind K-pop band BTS, has acquired 100% of Ithaca Holdings, the investment arm of music entrepreneur Scooter Braun,...
Spotify has acquired Betty Labs, the creators of e-sports live audio app Locker Room. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The music streaming company said...
By Emmanuel Legrand Over 2,500 songwriters, performers and industry executives have endorsed the "Pay Songwriters" campaign calling for record labels to better take into account the...
By Emmanuel Legrand Bertelsmann-owned music company BMG and global investment firm KKR have joined forces for the acquisition of music (publishing and recording) catalogues and other...
Short form video platform Triller has signed a licensing agreement with the US National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), which covers the repertoire of its members. NMPA...
By Emmanuel Legrand The global recorded music market generated revenues of $21.6 billion in 2020, up 7.4% compared to the previous year, in what was described...
