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BMG doubles down on North America

25 January 2024

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BMG DOUBLES DOWN ON NORTH AMERICA AS LOBA TAKES FRONTLINEROLE, WITH SCHERER TO RUN GLOBAL CATALOG BMG, the largest global music company outside...

Warner Music Group and Polygon Labs announce recipients of the inaugural Web3 music accelerator program to power the next great evolution of the music industry through blockchain technology

25 January 2024

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  Warner Music Group  (Nasdaq: WMG), the global music and entertainment company, and Polygon Labs, a development team in support of the...

SoundCloud Partners with Fadr, Soundful, and Voice-Swap to Introduce Artist-First AI Integrations

25 January 2024

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SoundCloud is partnering with cutting-edge music technology companies Fadr, Soundful, and Voice-Swap to introduce integrations that allow artists to upload...

Warner Music Group opens new hub in Rio featuring collaborative spaces and studios

25 January 2024

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  Reaffirming its dedication to Brazil's artistic and creative community, Warner Music Group inaugurates the Warner Music Space - a dynamic...

Emma Banks appointed as new Chair of Nordoff and Robbins

24 January 2024

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   David Munns to step down after 13 years as Chair of the music therapy charity Lucy Noble to take on the...

Insidr Music app launches to serve millions of unsigned and independent artists – getting them heard and paid

24 January 2024

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Despite the huge success of creator platforms such as Patreon and Substack there is currently no service where fans can...

Music Venue Trust Launch Annual Report

24 January 2024

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38% of UK Grassroots Music Venues Post Financial Loss – Whole Sector Records 0.5% Profit Margin on £501m Turnover Despite...

Gibson Garage London

24 January 2024

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Grand Opening February 24, 2024 Gibson Garage London, Ground-breaking Flagship Store Announces Grand Opening Saturday, February 24, Marks First-ever Gibson Garage Experience...

CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus meets Belgian Prime minister Alexander De Croo on music, technology and copyright

24 January 2024

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CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus met with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to discuss the huge impact of AI on...

Phosphorescent to release new album ‘Revelator’ - debut for Verve Records - on April 5

24 January 2024

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RETURNS WITH ALBUM’S TITLE TRACK AND NEW VIDEO, LISTEN TO “REVELATOR” HERE:  Phosphorescent’s Matthew Houck has announced Revelator, a new album...

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis announce new album

24 January 2024

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SHARE LEAD SINGLE "EMERGENCE"ANNOUNCE MAY U.S. TOUR DATESTHE MESSTHETICS AND JAMES BRANDON LEWIS DUE MARCH 15TH VIA IMPULSE! RECORDS The Messthetics and...

2024 BRIT Awards Nominations

24 January 2024

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2024 BRIT Awards Nominations led by RAYE, with a monumental seven nominations including Artist of the Year & Mastercard Album...

BRIT Awards commentary - Youth Music CEO, Matt Griffiths

24 January 2024

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Following the announcement of the BRIT Award nominees, Youth Music CEO, Matt Griffiths, has commented on the positive strides that have been...

PPL strikes its first-ever deal with ISAMRA for the collection of performer remuneration from India

23 January 2024

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  PPL, the organisation that licenses the use of recorded music for public performance and broadcast in the UK and collects...

DICE unveils its 'Ones to Watch' list crowning the unmissable emerging live acts for 2024

23 January 2024

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  Live event discovery platform DICE reveals its top 5 up-and-coming artists set to dominate the live music scene in 2024 This...

Collaborative Playlists are now available on Apple Music

23 January 2024

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Additional features and enhancements released with iOS 17     Contribute to what’s playing in the car with SharePlay. Apple Music brings SharePlay to...

Applications open for the MMF’s 2024 Accelerator Programme for Music Managers

22 January 2024

Press release

The Music Managers Forum (MMF) and YouTube Music are delighted to announce that applications for the 6th year of the...

ClicknClear strikes catalogue deal with Warner Chappell Music and adds gymnastics and figure skating to its roster of global sports partners

22 January 2024

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$1 billion USD of additional annual revenue is now accessible to the music industry via ClicknClear's platform following agreements with...

European Talent in the Spotlight at Successful Edition of ESNS

21 January 2024

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The 38th edition of ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music, concluded last night (Saturday, January 20) with...

ESNS and Soundcharts announce EMERGE: AI-powered platform for European sync market

21 January 2024

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ESNS and Soundcharts proudly announce EMERGE, a ground-breaking AI project for the European music industry. The project was publicly announced today...

One Media IP cues up new vinyl record label as market explodes

21 January 2024

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One of the world’s first digital-only record companies, One Media iP, has launched a vinyl imprint to exploit the continuing growth...

AVA London 2024

21 January 2024

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AVA returns to London in new multi-day, multi-venue format in some of London's most dynamic venues including: KOKO, HERE at...

Nonesuch Records celebrates 60th anniversary

21 January 2024

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Nonesuch Records, founded in New York City in 1964, celebrates its 60th anniversary throughout 2024. The label and its friends...

Hipgnosis – another story of investor short-term panic selling.

19 January 2024

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When my company bought Chrysalis Records in 2016, the perceived wisdom of city analysts was that we were paying ‘far...

Zaho de Sagazan Is The Great Winner of the Music Moves Europe Awards 2024

19 January 2024

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The prestigious Grand Jury Prize and the MME Public Choice Award were handed out to Zaho de Sagazan from France...

The BRIT Awards 2024 nominations show

19 January 2024

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The BRIT Awards 2024 with Mastercard today announce details of Bring on The BRITs with Mastercard: The 2024 Nominations -...

PROMUSICAE Annual Official Charts 2023

19 January 2024

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During the first weeks of 2023, the new discovery debut album 2022 Quevedo, “Donde quiero estar” (Taste The Floor Records)...

MID3M+ unveils full programme for 2024 edition

19 January 2024

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MIDƐM+ is the international music industry's must-attend event and now its full programme of conferences, workshops, concerts, DJ sets and...

Brooke Salisbury has joined Sony Music UK in the newly created position of Senior Vice President, International Marketing & Digital Partnerships.

19 January 2024

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Brooke Salisbury has joined Sony Music UK in the newly created position of Senior Vice President, International Marketing & Digital...

The MLC Issues Notices of Intent to Audit Digital Service Providers, Verifying the Accuracy of Royalty Payments to The MLC

19 January 2024

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The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has issued notices of intent to conduct audits of Digital Service Providers (DSPs) that...

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