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Cindy Gu appointed General Manager of Southeast Asia for Virgin Music Group
Virgin Music Group, Universal Music Group’s indie artist label and services arm, has appointed Cindy Gu to oversee Southeast Asia...
EU pauses probe into Universal’s $775m Downtown deal
The European Commission has temporarily paused its investigation into Universal Music Group‘s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings.Reuters reported on Thursday (September...
Warner Chappell renews global publishing deal with superstar Kacey Musgraves
Warner Chappell Music, the publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has renewed its long-running global publishing deal with country superstar...
Symphonic expands in Puerto Rico, partnering with High Ground Music, and hiring Victor Roque in LATAM role
Indie distributor and music services company Symphonic Distribution is expanding its presence in Puerto Rico through a partnership with recently-formed...
Big Machine Label Group bolsters international team as Nashville-headquartered company celebrates 20th year
Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) has revealed a series of promotions and a new hire within its international division.Alex Hannaby,...
Monti Olson rejoins BMG to lead Music Publishing operations in North America; will ‘drive new signings and catalog acquisitions’
Monti Olson has been appointed by BMG to oversee the company’s music publishing operations as Executive Vice President, Publishing, North...
From JYP’s AI artist venture to UMG’s Downtown deal inquiry pause… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit...
Court allows LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit against Musixmatch to go forward
Lyrics provider LyricFind’s lawsuit against rival Musixmatch will go forward after a US federal court rejected a large part of...
Jordi Tello named Managing Director of Iberia for Sony Music Publishing
Sony Music Publishing (SMP) has appointed Jordi Tello as Managing Director of Iberia, effective immediately.Tello succeeds longtime SMP Spain MD...
On… The China Paradox – Music Business Worldwide
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news...
