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Michelle Jubelirer and Arjun Pulijal launch new venture, Soft Shock, backed by HarbourView
Michelle Jubelirer and Arjun Pulijal have launched a new venture backed by a strategic investment from HarbourView Equity Partners.Their new...
Atlantic Records signs Grammy-nominated artist Clairo
Atlantic Records has signed Grammy-nominated American indie singer-songwriter Clairo.The signing, announced Thursday (September 18), comes as Clairo’s latest album, Charm, spent 14 weeks...
Jack White’s Third Man Records inks global distribution deal with Secretly
Third Man Records, the Detroit-founded independent music company run by Jack White, has signed a global distribution agreement with Secretly...
Dave Ayers appointed Executive Vice President, A&R at Peermusic
Peermusic has named Dave Ayers as Executive Vice President, A&R. Ayers will lead the East Coast contemporary creative team in...
From Live Nation’s FTC lawsuit to BMG’s landmark catalog deal… 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...
BMG acquires Jason Aldean’s recorded catalog plus tranche of other rights in $250m deal
Big news today from BMG.The company has acquired the recorded music catalog of Country music superstar Jason Aldean.The acquisition is...
Jules Parker joins MusicInfra as Chief Business Officer, as startup closes second funding round
Music Infrastructure Company, or MusicInfra, has appointed Jules Parker, former Global Head of Songwriter and Publisher Partnerships at Spotify, as...
Live Nation and Ticketmaster sued by FTC over alleged ‘illegal ticket resale tactics’
The US’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued Live Nation and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, accusing the company of profiting...
Epidemic Sound launches AI tool that lets creators modify licensed tracks; expands artist compensation model
Stockholm-based music licensing platform Epidemic Sound has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered music editing tool that lets creators “reshape tracks...
Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors
Trailblazers is an MBW interview series that turns the spotlight on music entrepreneurs with the potential to become the global...
