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Reba McEntire Shocks the Music World by Re-Signing with UMG Nashville

February 21, 2020

In an unexpected move, legendary country singer and songwriter Reba McEntire has re-signed with Universal Music Group Nashville. The surprising switch was revealed at the 2020 Country Radio Seminar, a three-... Read More...

(l to r) Thomas Scherer, EVP Repertoire & Marketing, BMG LA; Feline Moje, Director Recorded Music GSA; Fred Casimir, EVP Global Recordings; Aloe Blacc; Hartwig Masuch, CEO BMG; Dominique Casimir, EVP Continental Europe Repertoire & Marketing; Jason Hradil, SVP Global Repertoire (photo: BMG)

Aloe Blacc Inks Global Recording Pact With BMG — New Album This Year

Marsha Silva

February 14, 2020

BMG has inked Aloe Blacc to a multiyear recording agreement, with content releasing immediately. As part of the new deal, Blacc released a single, "I Do," from his upcoming, currently unnamed fourth album. T... Read More...

Who Says Warner Music Gets to Have All the Fun? Universal Music Group Says They’re Also Going Public

Paul Resnikoff

February 13, 2020

According to the just-released earnings report from Vivendi, a French media conglomerate and the parent company of Universal Music Group, UMG will initiate a Wall Street IPO sometime within the next three yea... Read More...

A&R Exec Sues Warner Music Group After Losing a $500,000-a-Year Gig

Marsha Silva

February 6, 2020

Warner Music Group (WMG) is being sued by Michael Flynn, a producer/A&R exec who says that he was promised—and later denied—a $500,000-per-year A&R job. In the filing, which was submitted to the Supe... Read More...

Warner Music Group Is Going Public (Again) — Official IPO Paperwork Filed

Paul Resnikoff

February 6, 2020

Warner Music Group is returning to Wall Street, according to SEC paperwork filed this morning. A 'Form S-1 Registration Statement' has officially been lodged with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commissio... Read More...

Lil Nas X Drives a Financial Boom at Sony Music — Quarterly Revenues Approach $2 Billion

Marsha Silva

February 4, 2020

Sony Music Entertainment just posted a strong increase in Q3 revenue, across both recorded music and publishing. Lil Nas X — inked to Columbia/Sony back in March of 2019 — helped to drive the results. After... Read More...

Warner Music Group Quarterly Earnings Jump 42% (Thank You, Streaming)

Marsha Silva

January 31, 2020

Warner Music Group (WMG) just reported a very solid first-quarter growth. Warner Music Group (WMG) recorded substantial profits in the first quarter of its fiscal year, which began in October of 2019 and end... Read More...

Streaming Pushes Sony Music's Revenue Over $4 Billion

Sony Music Entertainment Restructures, Bolsters Asian and Middle Eastern Operations

Marsha Silva

January 24, 2020

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) is making some significant changes to its operations in Oceania, Asia, and the Middle East. The company has announced a restructuring and expansion plan that includes a shift in... Read More...

As UMG Sale Talks Slow, Liberty Media, Apple, KKR, and Tencent Emerge as Frontrunners

Universal Music Starts an In-House Data Division to ‘Gain an Edge’

Colin Cohen

January 14, 2020

Universal Music UK has announced that it is launching a new division that will focus on data science, research, and strategy. The new division is being called The Square, and will operate out of the company'... Read More...

Armed With $500 Million, Saban Music Group Inks a UMG Distribution Deal

Colin Cohen

January 9, 2020

The Saban Music Group has announced that it has reached a global distribution and marketing deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), which comes six months after billionaire Haim Saban pledged $500 million for ... Read More...

Warner Music Turkey Officially Sets Sail; Instanbul Offices Opened

Colin Cohen

January 6, 2020

Warner Music Group is expanding its partnership with Doğan Music by opening an office in Istanbul, Turkey. The new affiliate office will work with Doğan to develop the international careers of the country's e... 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...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

The Music Industry Litigation Tracker — Cases Bubbling Right Now: Sony Music v. Kroger, SoundExchange v. Music Choice, Suno v. Apple (Round II), Penske Media v. Google, More

South Korean Authorities Investigating Massive Hybe Data Breach

IMPALA Isn’t Popping the Champagne on WMG’s Acquisition of Zebralution

DMN Pro Weekly: The Suno Subpoena Wars Are Targeting the Music Industry’s Deepest, Darkest Secrets. Here’s Where Things Stand.

Chartmetric & Base for Music’s New Playbook Tackles the Gap Between Music Data and Marketing Action

Reba McEntire Shocks the Music World by Re-Signing with UMG Nashville

Aloe Blacc Inks Global Recording Pact With BMG — New Album This Year

Who Says Warner Music Gets to Have All the Fun? Universal Music Group Says They’re Also Going Public

A&R Exec Sues Warner Music Group After Losing a $500,000-a-Year Gig

Warner Music Group Is Going Public (Again) — Official IPO Paperwork Filed

Lil Nas X Drives a Financial Boom at Sony Music — Quarterly Revenues Approach $2 Billion

Warner Music Group Quarterly Earnings Jump 42% (Thank You, Streaming)

Sony Music Entertainment Restructures, Bolsters Asian and Middle Eastern Operations

Universal Music Starts an In-House Data Division to ‘Gain an Edge’

Armed With $500 Million, Saban Music Group Inks a UMG Distribution Deal

Warner Music Turkey Officially Sets Sail; Instanbul Offices Opened

Spinnin’ Records Wins Appeal in Lawsuit with Martin Garrix