The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Spotify on May 15 requesting that the streaming service removes unlicensed music files that...
Sony Music Publishing (SMP) has acquired the catalogue of songs from singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker, the frontman of Australian rock band Tame Impala....
Ralph W. Peer has been named Managing Director of independent music publishing company peermusic UK, taking over from Nigel Elderton, who remains President of peermusic Europe....
Independent service provider Downtown Music is launching a new unit, the Downtown Royalties & Financial Services Division (DR&FS), which is designed to bring faster and simpler...
Four North American music publishers have joined IMPEL, the licensing agency for independent music publishers: The Administration MP, Drive Music Publishing, Red Brick Songs and Lofi...
Shareholders of Utopia Music have endorsed the rebranding of the company under the Proper Group moniker at the May 3's AGM. The rebranding also comes with...
NASDAQ-listed Reservoir Media has acquired the producer royalties and publishing catalogue of the late hip-hop producer-songwriter Deon Evans, professionally known as Big D Evans. Evans is...
US media and entertainment union SAG-AFTRA has picked audience measurement, data and analytics company Nielsen as its third-party provider of streaming content measurement. SAG-AFTRA will have...
Independent music company Primary Wave Music has consolidated all its recording operation under the Sun Label Group, bringing together Sun Records, Gaither Music, Green Hill Music,...
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has signed jazz/R&B songwriter and performer Patrice Rushen to a global publishing deal. The deal includes her catalogue and future works. “I...
