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Record companies tell MBW: Nope, the industry isn’t losing paying subscribers in Sweden
Some of the world’s biggest record companies have expressed bemusement over the results of a survey in the Nordics which...
Merck Mercuriadis to step away as Chairman of Hipgnosis Song Management
Hipgnosis Song Management announced today that its founder and Chairman Merck Mercuriadis has given notice of his intention to step...
Believe vows ‘continued expansion’ in Greater China, appointing Charles Liu as GM and Rebecca Dong as MD, Operations in key market
Believe has appointed Charles Liu as the Group’s General Manager of Greater China, reporting to Sylvain Delange, Believe’s President of...
Warner Chappell Music now represents the publishing catalog of Tom Petty around the world
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) is now the exclusive global admin partner of Tom Petty’s storied song catalog.The deal, which covers...
Spanish collecting society SGAE fined $7M for anticompetitive practices
The Spanish competition authority CNMC has fined collecting society SGAE €6.4 million (USD $6.9 million at current exchange rates) for...
NoCopyrightSounds and Geometry Dash team up to provide free music for gamers
NoCopyrightSounds (NCS), a copyright-free independent electronic record label, has formed a collaboration with the popular music platform game Geometry Dash.The...
TuneCore unveils AI-powered mastering service for indie artists, with a fee of $5 per track
Believe-owned TuneCore, an independent development partner and distributor for self-releasing artists, has introduced TuneCore Mastering, an AI-powered audio mastering service.The...
Mark Zuckerberg and wife’s investment fund join $22M funding round for kids audio platform Yoto
Yoto, creator of the Yoto Player and Yoto Mini for children, has secured an additional $22 million in funding to...
Primary Wave acquires catalog of Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt
Indie music publisher Primary Wave has announced it’s acquiring the catalog of Nuno Bettencourt, the guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer...
Primary Wave Music to co-produce documentary on songwriting legend Gerry Goffin
Primary Wave Music has joined forces with Be Forward Productions and Storyvault Films to co-produce a documentary film delving into...
