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Sir Lucian Grainge/UMG - 2024 Internal note to staff

09 January 2024

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Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year!  I want to express my deepest gratitude to every one of you for all of your...

Bolaget sign to Warner Chappell Music

08 January 2024

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Swedish stars start 2024 at the top of the charts after an amazing 2023 Swedish band Bolaget have signed a global...

Anna van Nunen Appointed as the New General Manager of Eurosonic Noorderslag

08 January 2024

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The Supervisory Board of ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has appointed Anna van Nunen as the new General Manager. With this appointment,...

Amazon Echo Killer: Smart TVs to offer

08 January 2024

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Voice Controlled Music Video with celebrity-backed ROXi music service Celeb-backed ROXi music streaming service (backers include Simon Cowell, Robbie Williams, Kylie...

Steve Lamacq & Huw Stephens take their new 6 Music shows on the road to celebrate Independent Venue Week 2024

08 January 2024

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Today, on the first episode of Steve Lamacq’s Teatime Session (Mondays, 4-7pm, on BBC Radio 6 Music), Steve was joined...

Alfredo Delgadillo appointed CEO & President, Universal Music Mexico

08 January 2024

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  Alfredo Delgadillo has been appointed CEO & President of Universal Music México, effective immediately.  Based in Mexico City, Delgadillo will report...

Warner Music and Red Light Management announce strategic alliance in Japan

08 January 2024

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Groundbreaking artist-focused partnership set for immediate launch with Ghostly Kisses   Warner Music has signed a strategic partnership with Red Light Management, the largest...

Shazam's 2024 Predictions and Artists to Watch

08 January 2024

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With its 300 million global monthly users and millions of daily song recognitions from around the world, Shazam's unique ability...

Hang Your Hat Music and Concord Music Publishing sign songwriter Chase McDaniel

08 January 2024

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  Hang Your Hat Music, a creative joint venture with Concord Music Publishing founded by two-time ACM Songwriter of the Year, Hillary Lindsey, is pleased...

Save the date: Record Store Day returns on Saturday 20 April

05 January 2024

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Studio by Miraval announced as official partner of 2024 Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent record shops, will take...

Royal Mail marks the 30th anniversary of the Spice Girls with a set of special stamps

05 January 2024

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  The Spice Girls are one of the most successful British bands in history - selling over 100 million records worldwide...

Top 100 Most Played Songs on UK Radio 2023 revealed! UK radio plays only 48% Domestic UK Artists in 2023

05 January 2024

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Summary of findings Top 100 UK radio charts 2023   48% of songs featured in the Top 100, an impressive 48% were by...

J.M3, Warner Music Singapore, Tripadvisor and the Macao Government Tourism Office collaborate to promote Macao

04 January 2024

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  Singaporean rapper and songwriter J.M3, Warner Music Singapore, leading travel guidance platform Tripadvisor, and the Macao Government Tourism Office have...

From Fan to Virtual Pop Icon: Verses Launches Beat-based AI Music Video Generator in aespa world

04 January 2024

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  Forging a new frontier of fandom, experiential music tech developer Verses enhances the way fans engage with music beyond simply...

Virgin Music Group Acquires Saban Music Latin

04 January 2024

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  Virgin Music Group (VMG), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced the...

Tencent Music Entertainment Group and Universal Music Group Extend Multi-year Strategic Licensing Agreement

03 January 2024

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  Tencent Music Entertainment Group (“TME,” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TME and HKEX: 1698), the leading online music and audio entertainment...

Women enjoy a record-breaking year in music in 2023

02 January 2024

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  Women spent a record-breaking 31 weeks at No.1 on the Official Singles Chart in 2023, their longest chart-topping run in...

Christmas Break 2023 - News

01 January 2024

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The RotD email will return on 2 January.This page will be updated daily with the important news and features during...

UK vinyl LP sales increase for a 16th consecutive year as the physical music market enjoys a strong 12 months

28 December 2023

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  According to BPI analysis based on Official Charts data, vinyl LP sales in the UK increased by 11.7% in the...

Like A Prayer is crowned BBC Radio 2 listeners’ favourite Madonna song

27 December 2023

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  Radio 2 listeners have crowned Like a Prayer as their favourite Madonna song, as revealed today (26th December), taking the No. 1 spot...

Undercover and Karo independent again

23 December 2023

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BMG SIGNS AGREEMENT TO SELL GERMAN LIVE MUSIC BUSINESS BMG is pleased to announce that it has agreed terms which will...

MID3M+24 announces De La Soul, Blackstar, Baxter Dury, CLARA YSÉ & more

23 December 2023

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  LIVE FESTIVAL: JANUARY 24th-27th, 2024 // PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE: JANUARY 25th-26th, 2024 With immense enthusiasm and strategic foresight, MIDEM is reborn, after...

Bucks Music Group sign Wonky Logic to exclusive songwriting agreement

19 December 2023

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Dwayne Kilvington is a producer, writer and multi-instrumentalist with a long list of collaborations alongside his own projects.   Bucks Music Group...

7 exciting collaborative new music projects supported to tour across the UK and Republic of Ireland through PRS Foundation’s Beyond Borders

19 December 2023

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  UK and Ireland-based organisations, music groups and composers will receive funding through the co-commissioning and touring programme Beyond Borders. The exciting...

Top 10 AI Tools Used By Musicians

18 December 2023

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Pirate surveyed 1,000 artists about their AI use, revealing the top 10 tools preferred by musicians. 2023 marks a groundbreaking shift,...

YouTube Music commits to support of European music managers with expanded EMMA partnership

18 December 2023

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  The European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) is delighted to announce an expansion of our existing partnership with YouTube Music, which...

MUSIC NXTGEN: CROYDON

18 December 2023

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Presented by Finesse Foreva and the MMF A free must-attend one-day music biz extravaganza building the NXTGEN of Croydon's music industry...

One Media iP Group Plc - Trading update

18 December 2023

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One Media iP Group Plc ("One Media", the "Group" or the "Company")  Trading update and change of name of broker  Core business of...

Music Venue Trust Welcomes Four New Trustees to Strengthen its Mission

17 December 2023

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Rhoda Dakar, Jane Beese, Emma Bownes & Arusa Qureshi Appointed to Board   Music Venue Trust (MVT), the charity which represents almost...

Downtown Music Publishing signs Grammy-nominated artist & songwriter, Josh Ramsay

15 December 2023

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Deal will include multi-platinum hit single, ‘Call Me Maybe’ by Carly Rae Jepsen  Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) today announces a global...

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