News Virgin Music Group expands presence in Africa, partnering with Ghana-based services company RainLabs The partnership's goal is to ensure that the music of African artists “reaches global audiences and achieves lasting success"

London, United Kingdom UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Universal Music Group – Manager, Consumer Insight & Strategy (UK) Required: proven track record in market research / insight (preferably within a research agency environment but not compulsory), and strong experience running quantitative research

News Apple Music launches its ‘best offer ever’ – a six-month trial for $2.99 The timing of the promotion comes as Apple Music promotes Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance on Sunday (February 9)

2024年11月5日 · MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. Here, Tony Barton, Director of Writer Relations at the UK’s PRS For Music, runs through the initiatives, ranging from instructional networking events to process-smoothing technology, that are making it easier for songwriters and composers to understand and manage their careers and finances…

Warner Music Group history through the 1960s. The origins of WMG can be traced back to the movie studio Warner Bros., which launched Warner Bros Records in March 1958.. In 1963, Warner Bros Records acquired Reprise Records – the record label founded by Frank Sinatra – in a deal that brought across the exec widely credited with building WBR’s stellar legacy, Mo Ostin.

2024年11月25日 · Tsujino says he had no hits to speak of for his first two years as an A&R at SMEJ, but his fortunes changed in 2007. As Tsujino explains, “inspired by TLC and Sporty Thievz“, a group from Osaka called RSP covered Japan’s biggest reggae hit, Lifetime Respect, by Dozan Miki, “re-producing it from a female perspective”.. The track became a hit in Japan, selling around 2 million downloads.

Each summer, Goldman Sachs issues a music-focused annual report called Music In The Air. This highly influential tome sets Goldman’s latest projections for the music industry across sectors including recorded music, music publishing, and live music.

Universal Music Group: History. Universal Music Group’s origins began in 1962 when US-based MCA Inc. merged with American Decca. MCA, now known as Universal Pictures, owned a music division as well as a movie company, and was sold to Japan’s Matsushita Electric for $6.59bn in November 1990.

Run by CEO Rob Stringer, Sony Music counts brands such as Epic Records, Columbia Records and RCA within its frontline label family.. Sony Music also fully owns The Orchard, the global distribution and services platform, following a $200m acquisition deal in March 2015.. Artists signed to Sony Music and/or its labels today include Travis Scott, Adele, H.E.R, Pharrell Williams, Mark Ronson, P!nk ...

Analysis News Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 – a full $1bn more than in 2023 Streaming company has paid out nearly $60bn to music rightsholders since Spotify was founded in 2008.