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SoundCloud's New Release Notifications Mean You'll Never Miss the Latest Music From the Artists You Follow

18 September 2024

Press release

With over 400M+ tracks from 40M+ creators, keeping track of the newest releases from your favorite artists on SoundCloud can...

Artone acquires D2C music retailer Townsend Music

18 September 2024

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MOVE GIVES ARTONE COMPLETE END-TO-END SOLUTION FOR GLOBAL PHYSICAL MUSIC MARKET     Artone announces its acquisition of UK-based global D2C e-commerce music retailer...

UD's flagship event, Industry Takeover, reveals full September line-up featuring first time collaborations with BBC Music and V&A East

18 September 2024

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The four-day programme includes an In Conversation with Mercury Prize nominee BERWYN and the first ever live recording of Ben...

Frontiers Label Group announces new Imprint FLG snd signing of Skunk Anansie

18 September 2024

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FRONTIERS LABEL GROUP ANNOUNCES EXPANSION WITH NEW IMPRINT ‘FLG’ AND MAJOR SIGNING OF ICONIC BRITISH ROCK BAND SKUNK ANANSIE Frontiers Label...

Hipgnosis has promoted Sara Lord to Chief Creative Officer

18 September 2024

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Hipgnosis has promoted Sara Lord to Chief Creative Officer, leading Hipgnosis’ overall engagement with the creative industries to elevate collaboration...

2024 Mercury Prize boost for English Teacher

18 September 2024

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WINNING ALBUM ‘THIS COULD BE TEXAS’ RE-ENTERS OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART TOP 40 FOLLOWING A 1,073% RISE IN SALES AND STREAMS SHORTLISTED...

War Child UK Announce Details of Their 'Women in Music and Creative Industries Panel Day'

18 September 2024

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Support Acts Confirmed For Intimate Live Shows  In Support of War Child UK’s ‘Day Of The Girl’ Campaign’ With YouTube Music   As part...

The Great Escape announces First Fifty live shows

18 September 2024

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FIRST FIFTY, THE LIVE LAUNCH OF THE GREAT ESCAPE 2025, RETURNS TO EAST LONDON ON 13 NOVEMBER 2024    INCLUDING PERFORMANCES FROM: LUVCAT...

First 40 acts announced for ESNS25

18 September 2024

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Baby Lasagna, Käärijä, LUVCAT, María José Llergo, MRCY, okgiorgio, Personal Trainer, YAMÊ, Zimmer90, and more are confirmed for ESNS 2025. Delegate...

Warner Chappell signs Will Manning

18 September 2024

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WARNER CHAPPELL SIGNS WILL MANNING  Warner Chappell Music UK, part of the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has signed...

Meet Feeture, the Platform that Unleashes Hassle-Free Dream Collabs

18 September 2024

Press release

  Artists can join Feeture's waiting list to be the first to get access to a world of easy, inspiring collaboration...

Kaz Kobayashi to step down as President and CEO of Warner Music Japan

18 September 2024

Press release

Respected exec to move on after 10 years in the role   Respected industry veteran Kaz Kobayashi is preparing to step down...

TikTok rules the charts: every fourth hit goes viral first on TikTok

18 September 2024

Press release

A new music analysis from TikTok shows that more than one in four songs in the German top 100 single...

The Blueprint to Monetizing 1 Million Independent Artists

18 September 2024

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THE MUSIC STREAMING CONFERENCE!’The Blueprint to Monetizing 1 Million Independent Spotify Artists’   "Spotify's new payout policy threatens the livelihoods of millions...

Peermusic appoints Samantha Schilling Robinson as Vice President, Peermusic Neighbouring Rights

18 September 2024

Press release

  peermusic, the world’s largest global independent music publishing and neighbouring rights company with 39 offices in 32 countries and 200+...

Soundstripe welcomes Angela Abbott as Global Head of Music Partnerships

18 September 2024

Press release

  Soundstripe, the premier music licensing platform that simplifies music licensing for creatives, brands, and enterprises, has hired Angela Abbott as...

Warner Music Group's greenhouse-gas reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative

18 September 2024

Press release

The validation reinforces WMG’s dedication to environmental responsibility across their business and supply chain   Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG), one of the...

Sony Music Publishing Appoints Antoine Dathanat as Managing Director of France

18 September 2024

Press release

  Today Sony Music Publishing announced the promotion of Antoine Dathanat to Managing Director of France, effective October 1. Dathanat will...

Lang Lang International Music Foundation & Place2Be Partner for Youth Mental Health Day 2024: Celebrating Music's Impact on Wellbeing

18 September 2024

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The Lang Lang International Music Foundation is launching a new mental health initiative aimed at children and young people, highlighting...

ATC Group launches Circa - a music promotions company led by Matt Black with offices in LA, NYC & London

17 September 2024

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  ATC Group Plc is delighted to announce the launch of Circa - a new transatlantic music promotions company led by...

RoEx partners with UnitedMasters to provide intelligent music mastering & appoints Head of Partnerships

17 September 2024

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- Mastering now available to all UnitedMasters artists through web platform and iOS app- Mastered tracks shown to gain 34%...

Dirty Hit extends successful distribution partnership with Universal Music UK

16 September 2024

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Independent record label Dirty Hit have announced the renewal of their UK physical distribution partnership with Universal Music UK for...

Warner Music Korea launches new label MPLIFY and signs Olivia Marsh as first featured artist

16 September 2024

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  Warner Music Korea today announced the launch of MPLIFY, a progressive label dedicated to support Korean artists with international connections....

BBC Radio 2 celebrates National Album Day with a listener vote to find the nation's Ultimate British Group

16 September 2024

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  Radio 2 is celebrating National Album Day – the theme of which this year is Great British Groups - by...

Musexpo 2025 unveils first round of speakers for its 25th global edition

16 September 2024

Press release

MUSEXPO “The United Nations of Music” (www.musexpo.net), the pioneering global music business conference renowned for its transformative impact on the...

Too Young Ltd. announces Catalog, a first-of-its-kind sync marketplace set to revolutionise music licensing

13 September 2024

Press release

Collaboration with 20 leading independent labels, including !K7, Beggars Group, City Slang, DFA, Erased Tapes, Hyperdub, Kompakt, Marathon, Ninja Tune...

Downtown Music Publishing signs global deal with PDU, the imprint from legendary Italian singer, Mina

13 September 2024

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Deal to include multiple Italian classic hits from Mina’s prestigious music catalog and 1998 best-selling album ‘Mina Celentano'   Downtown Music Publishing...

Wise Music Group signs pop publishing deal with Josepehine Stephenson

13 September 2024

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Campbell Connelly, part of Wise Music Group, has signed an exclusive songwriter agreement with Josephine Stephenson. The deal further cements...

Independent Venue Community

12 September 2024

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INDEPENDENT VENUE COMMUNITY (IVC) NEW CHARITY AIMS TO UNLOCK THE DAYTIME POTENTIAL OF LIVE MUSIC VENUES & BUILD COMMUNITY COHESIVENESS    From the...

Concord Music Publishing signs rising country artist Erin Kirby

12 September 2024

Press release

  Today, Concord Music Publishing announced the signing of Nashville-based breakthrough country artist Erin Kirby. The worldwide publishing deal, effective immediately, includes Kirby’s full catalog...

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