Los Angeles-based investment firm Shamrock Capital has closed Shamrock Capital Content Fund IV with $813 million of total capital commitments, exceeding its $700m target. Shamrock said...
British independent music company Material Music Group has launched a publishing arm in partnership with Downtown Music Publishing. The new arm will complement the company's creative...
British independent label Chess Club Records has signed a global distribution agreement with Virgin Music Group, the Universal Music Group-owned distribution and services company for the...
Sony Music Publishing (SMP) has promoted ZaZa Kazadi to the position of Senior Director A&R, UK & Europe. Based out of the company’s London office, Kazadi...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has opened on May 18 an initial assessment into the acquisition of Kobalt Music Group by Primary Wave Music...
Independent publisher Primary Wave Music has acquired the interests in the catalogue of Hipgnosis artwork from the British design studio's co-founder Aubrey “Po” Powell. Terms of...
US music rights society BMI has signed an agreement with rights management company Orfium to acquire Soundmouse, a music cue sheet reporting and monitoring platform for...
Spain's General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE) has collected a record €393.4 million in 2025, up 1% over 2024, and has distributed €360 million in...
The European Commission has launched the review process of the 2019 Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market with a call for evidence to gather...
Music tech startup Tamber has officially launched its sonic intelligence-powered suite of creative tools designed to work alongside artists as they create. Tamber's Founder and CEO...