EU to launch ‘full-scale’ investigation into UMG’s $775m Downtown deal, Reuters reports
The European Commission is planning to open a “full-scale” investigation into Universal Music Group‘s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings.That’s ...
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Sony strikes strategic deal with Dominican Republic’s Alofoke Music, acquires portion of label’s catalog
Sony Music Central America and the Caribbean (CAC) has struck up a strategic alliance with Alofoke Music, the label founded ...
Morat Signs Management Deal with WK Entertainment
Morat has signed an exclusive management agreement with WK Entertainment in partnership with HYBE Latin America, Billboard can exclusively announce ...
Kobalt inks publishing deal with country songwriter Derrick Southerland, acquires portion of song catalog
Independent music publisher Kobalt has signed a global publishing deal with Derrick Southerland, the Grammy- and Country Music Awards-nominated songwriter ...
Rumblefish inks ByteDance deal to provide music licensing services to TikTok, CapCut
TikTok and CapCut have a new official partner providing music data, licensing, and royalty management services: Rumblefish.US-based Rumblefish is part ...
SoundCloud renews European ad deal with SiriusXM’s AdsWizz
SoundCloud has extended its exclusive advertising partnership with SiriusXM subsidiary AdsWizz, extending the latter’s role as the audio streaming platform’s ...
Sony acquires company formerly known as Big Deal Music from Recognition
Sony Music Publishing has acquired Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, previously known as Big Deal Music, from Blackstone’s Recognition Music Group, ...
Reservoir strikes ‘multifaceted’ deal with indie label Fools Gold Records, including acquisition of several of its artists’ catalogs
Reservoir Media has struck what it calls “a multifaceted deal” with independent record label Fool’s Gold Records.The deal sees Reservoir ...
Pusha T & Clipse Paid Seven Figures to Exit Def Jam Deal
Yesterday, Pusha T dropped the bomb that Clipse departed from Def Jam because they wanted to censor a Kendrick Lamar ...
Grammy winner Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins strikes music rights deal with HarbourView
HarbourView Equity Partners said on Thursday (May 29) that it has acquired “select catalog assets” from Grammy Award-winning producer and ...
