Introducing The New Sony Music Publishing
11 February, 2021
The Sony Music Publishing name celebrates its return after 25 years and introduces a new brand identity with a redesigned logo and revitalized mission.
Driven by the leadership of Chairman & CEO Jon Platt, the renewal of the Sony Music Publishing name signifies an important step in the company's evolution ...
| Grammy-Winning Songwriter-Producer Swizz Beatz Switches To ASCAP
11 February, 2021
ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the world leader in performing rights and advocacy for music creators, today announced that internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning songwriter-producer and global entrepreneur Kasseem Dean, aka Swizz Beatz, has moved to ASCAP. Known ...
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Cover Art Market Increases Support For Motion Album Cover Art
10 February, 2021
Cover Art Market (CAM) today announces increased support for Motion Album Cover Art. Motion Covers are animated versions of traditional Album Cover Art. Motion Covers stand out, captivating listeners, creating more interest and streams.
CAM platform's Cover Discovery Engine (CDE) now supports Motion ...
| Grammy Museum Announces Grammy In The Schools Fest
09 February, 2021
WHO: Attendees include Andy Nahas, founder, MusicPower; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Derek "MixedByAli" Ali; current GRAMMY nominees HAIM; GRAMMY winner and current nominee H.E.R.; previous GRAMMY nominee Hunter Hayes; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Michael League of Snarky Puppy; GRAMMY winner ...
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TikTok And Universal Music Group Announce Expanded Global Alliance
08 February, 2021
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and TikTok, the short-form video app with a mission to inspire creativity and bring joy, today announced a global agreement that delivers equitable compensation for recording artists and songwriters and significantly expands ...
| The CEO Of United Music Mafia Sean Whitlow Prepares To Take 2021 By Storm
08 February, 2021
Sean "OG Big Sean" Whitlow is a veteran of the game that realizes there is still much more work to do in his career. This isn't to say that he hasn't achieved great success and passed seemingly insurmountable obstacles with ease. OG Big Sean has established himself as a constant player in the game, ...
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Universal Edition Revolutionises The Worldwide Music Market: "scodo" Goes Online And Enables Composers Worldwide To Publish Sheet Music In A New Way
02 February, 2021
Composers are currently facing many challenges in the limited classical music market and have to assert themselves against both modern trends and old established ones. At the same time, they must take care of administrative necessities and rights management.
With scodo, Universal Edition has responded ...
| Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound And Concord Form Exclusive Joint Venture
02 February, 2021
Concord has entered into a long-term, exclusive joint venture with Easy Eye Sound, the label founded by The Black Keys' front man, Dan Auerbach.
Under this worldwide partnership, Concord will release all new recordings made for Easy Eye Sound and will distribute all catalog albums that have reverted ...
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BPI Launches Brexit Briefing Webinars
02 February, 2021
Independent and major labels association the BPI today announces a new series of Brexit Briefing Webinars for its hundreds of members to help their businesses following the signing of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on 30th December 2020.
The free weekly online events will take place ...
| Spotify Launches In South Korea
02 February, 2021
Today Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) launches its service in South Korea, giving Korean listeners access to over 60 million tracks and over 4 billion playlists from around the world. As the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service, Spotify offers an effortlessly simple interface, an innovative ...
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Ditto Announces Opulous: A Decentralised Finance Solution For Artists
02 February, 2021
Ditto, the award-winning global music distribution and record label services company, which has processed more than $1 billion in royalties to date, has today announced Opulous: a pioneering peer-to-peer platform to help increase artists' access to capital without the need for traditional institutions ...
| Classic Pianos Commemorates New Showroom With A Celebration Sale
01 February, 2021
Classic Pianos, the most awarded piano dealer in North America, is thrilled to announce they've moved their Western Washington area showroom to a new location at 13013 NE 20th St. in Bellevue, WA. To mark the occasion, Classic Pianos is hosting a Celebration Sale throughout February to coincide with ...
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Sony Music Masterworks Announces Launch Of New Label: XXIM Records
29 January, 2021
Sony Music Masterworks today announced the launch of XXIM RECORDS, an all-new imprint focused on the development of innovative, progressive instrumental music around the world.
Pronounced 'Twenty-One M', XXIM features a bespoke roster of a new generation of artists whose work explores and integrates ...
| New Book The Last Soul Company: the Malaco Records Story, Out March 23, 2021
28 January, 2021
Today, Malaco Records announces the March 23 publication of The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story, a gorgeous new retrospective book from Grammy Award-winning author Rob Bowman (Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records) that weaves together the tale of a half century of Malaco productions, ...
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Davis Entertainment Group & Strong Management Merge To Form Unchained Management, Music & Media
28 January, 2021
STRONG MANAGEMENT founder/co-owner VAUGHN LEWIS and co-owner KENNY GABOR have joined forces with DAVIS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP founder STEVE DAVIS to form the new joint company UNCHAINED MANAGEMENT, MUSIC & MEDIA.
Based out of NYC, the company's roster will combine their current clientele which includes ...
| How Did Spotify Become So Big?
27 January, 2021
If the ongoing pandemic has shown anything over the past nine or ten months, its that online entertainment is in the strongest position that it has ever been in. Video-on-demand through platforms like Disney+ and Netflix has been dominating the market and as 2021 is set to see Netflix release 70 new ...
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Bob Murray, Zack Dekkaki And Ric Wake Launch Global Entertainment Company Loki Artist Group
27 January, 2021
Music industry entrepreneurs Bob Murray, Zack Dekkaki, and Ric Wake today announced the formation of Loki Artist Group, a progressive global entertainment company of which they are all Co-Founders, created to invest in the future of music. At a moment in time when the entertainment industry is being ...
| US Live Event Industry Comes Together To Offer Collective Covid-19 Vaccination Infrastructure And Staff In Letter To President Biden
26 January, 2021
In a letter to President Biden today AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Live Nation, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), ...
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The Country Music Association Funds Additional Nonprofit Partners
26 January, 2021
Furthering its support of music industry professionals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Country Music Association has announced continued efforts through its Music Industry COVID Support (MICS) initiative. Today, the Nashville-based trade organization has outlined additional funding to five nonprofit ...
| Legendary Music Label Philadelphia International Records Celebrates 50th Anniversary In 2021
26 January, 2021
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Chappell Music, the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group, are thrilled to announce today the launch of the yearlong campaign in 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of music's most historic record labels, ...
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