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Fernando Cabral de Mello named CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Brazil
Sony Music Latin Iberia has announced a new organizational structure for its operations in Brazil, where the company’s operations will...
22,100 artists generated over $50k on Spotify last year. The company argues that ‘way more artists are generating meaningful money now than in any previous era of the music industry’.
There are two ways to look at how much artists are earning on Spotify.On the one hand, more artists than...
Dua Lipa wins Levitating lawsuit (with help from Ed Sheeran)
It’s been a good couple of weeks for famous songwriters fighting off lawsuits accusing them of copyright infringement. First Mariah...
Sony Music Publishing signs producer MTech to global deal
Prominent producer Matthew Bernard, aka MTech, has signed a global publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing (SMP), in partnership with...
Chappell Roan producer Daniel Nigro’s Amusement Records to operate as ‘central label venture’ within Universal as part of expanded partnership with UMG
Universal Music Group has expanded its partnership with Grammy-winning producer Daniel Nigro’s Amusement Records label.According to the official announcement, under...
AI music remixing platform Hook raises $3m from Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew, The Raine Group and more
Hook, an AI-powered startup music platform that enables users to create and earn from legally licensed music mashups and remixes,...
UK collection org PPL’s 2024 revenue jumps 6% to record $384M
PPL, the UK’s collective management organization (CMO) for performers and recording rightsholders, recorded the highest revenue in its 90-year history...
ASCAP warns US creative economy ‘will be undermined’ if copyright laws loosened for AI developers
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has added its voice to the growing chorus in the music...
‘Stem is now the most well-funded, well-supported independent player in the distribution space.’
The acquisitive streak of Concord continues to surge in 2025, with the Nashville-headquartered independent music company now plunging into the...
The best argument why Spotify needs to increase prices in 2025.
Speak to pretty much any senior figure at the world’s largest music rightsholders, and you’ll find it’s a bone of...
