Artist Management

Sony Music Continues Push Into Africa With Ivory Coast Partnership

Ashley King

January 6, 2021

Martin Garrix Ends 8-Year Relationship With Publicist to Bring PR In-House

Dylan Smith

October 22, 2020

Hip Hop Super-Agent Brent Smith Officially Out at WME Over ‘Bullying Behavior’

Dylan Smith

October 12, 2020

SESAC Signs Nigerian Superstar Burna Boy in the US

Ashley King

October 1, 2020

Music Super-Agent Brent Smith Suspended by William Morris

Ashley King

September 23, 2020

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Artist Management

Madonna Is Now an Indie Artist After Interscope/UMG Contract Lapses

Ashley King

August 10, 2020

Photo Credit: MTV International / CC by 3.0 Madonna is a free agent after the expiration of her decades-long Interscope deal. In 2011, Madonna signed a three-album deal with Universal Music Group's Interscop... Read More...

Florida Georgia Line Parts Ways With Big Loud Management After 9 Years

Marsha Silva

February 2, 2020

After a nine-year relationship, country duo Florida Georgia Line (FGL) has separated from Nashville’s Big Loud Management. In a statement, FGL spoke positively of their time with Big Loud and indicated that... Read More...

TikTok Superstar Chase Hudson Inks Representation Deal with WME

Colin Cohen

January 14, 2020

TikTok star Chase Hudson and the content creation collective Hype House have signed a representation deal with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME). According to The Hollywood Reporter, WME will provi... Read More...

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Spinnin’ Records Wins Appeal in Lawsuit with Martin Garrix

Colin Cohen

December 24, 2019

In the Netherlands, a Dutch appeals court has ruled against DJ Martin Garrix in an appeal filed by his former label Spinnin’ Records and MusicAllStars Management. In August of 2015, Garrix announced that he ... Read More...

ICM Partners Sells 33% Interest at $450 Million Valuation to Private Equity

Colin Cohen

December 16, 2019

ICM Partners, which is one of the largest talent, literary, and live concert agencies in the United States, have sold 33% of the agency for $150 million to a private equity firm called Crestview Partners. Th... Read More...

BMG Expands into Artist Management, Partners with Shelter Music Group

Colin Cohen

December 5, 2019

Photo of Carl Stubner (courtesy of Shelter Music Group) BMG announced that it had entered into a partnership with Shelter Music Group, which will allow the music conglomerate to offer artist management servic... Read More...

Big Machine Sells to Scooter Braun for a Cool $300 Million — Taylor Swift Calls the Deal ‘My Worst Case Scenario’

Paul Resnikoff

June 30, 2019

Industry power-player Scooter Braun has just nabbed Big Machine for $300 million. But Taylor Swift — who found out about the deal online — absolutely hates both the buyer and the seller. She didn’t have a v... Read More...

France’s SACEM Becomes the First PRO to Join the Association for Electronic Music

Ashley King

June 6, 2019

The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers (SACEM) have become the first performance rights organization to join the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM). SACEM artists will be able to connec... Read More...

Jennifer Lopez Is Leaving the Major Label System — Inks With Empire-Distributed Hitco

Ashley King

May 30, 2019

Photo Credit: MTV International Multiple sources are reporting that Jennifer Lopez has left Epic Records and signed with LA Reid's indie label, Hitco. Jennifer Lopez was signed to Epic Records for years, inc... Read More...

Record Labels’ A&R and Marketing Investment Reaches $5.8 Billion in 2017

Daniel Sanchez

May 22, 2019

In a new report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), record labels reached a new investment milestone in A&R and marketing around the world. In 2017, labels invested $5.8 ... Read More...

Following Days of Specualution, Demi Lovato Confirms She Has a New Manager — Scooter Braun

Following Days of Speculation, Demi Lovato Confirms She Has a New Manager — Scooter Braun

Daniel Sanchez

May 13, 2019

Over the weekend, Demi Lovato made a surprising announcement. Posting a picture alongside Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s famed manager, the pop singer confirmed that she's also joining forces with Scooter... Read More...

Nashville-Based Music Management Firm Fitzgerald Hartley Is Closing After 42 Years

Ashley King

May 6, 2019

photo: Darren Stone (CC by 2.0) Fitzgerald Hartley is closing its doors after 42 years in the music management business. Both locations in Nashville and Ventura, CA are affected and will close by the end of ... Read More...

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Sony Music Continues Push Into Africa With Ivory Coast Partnership

Martin Garrix Ends 8-Year Relationship With Publicist to Bring PR In-House

Hip Hop Super-Agent Brent Smith Officially Out at WME Over ‘Bullying Behavior’

SESAC Signs Nigerian Superstar Burna Boy in the US

Music Super-Agent Brent Smith Suspended by William Morris

Madonna Is Now an Indie Artist After Interscope/UMG Contract Lapses

Florida Georgia Line Parts Ways With Big Loud Management After 9 Years

TikTok Superstar Chase Hudson Inks Representation Deal with WME

Spinnin’ Records Wins Appeal in Lawsuit with Martin Garrix

ICM Partners Sells 33% Interest at $450 Million Valuation to Private Equity

BMG Expands into Artist Management, Partners with Shelter Music Group

Big Machine Sells to Scooter Braun for a Cool $300 Million — Taylor Swift Calls the Deal ‘My Worst Case Scenario’

France’s SACEM Becomes the First PRO to Join the Association for Electronic Music

Jennifer Lopez Is Leaving the Major Label System — Inks With Empire-Distributed Hitco

Record Labels’ A&R and Marketing Investment Reaches $5.8 Billion in 2017

Following Days of Speculation, Demi Lovato Confirms She Has a New Manager — Scooter Braun

Nashville-Based Music Management Firm Fitzgerald Hartley Is Closing After 42 Years