Downtown inks publishing and label services deal with Jamaica’s Geejam Music

Downtown Music Holdings [271 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/downtown-music-holdings/”>Downtown Music Services has entered into a new agreement with Jamaica-headquartered music company Geejam Music, which includes Geejam Studios in Port Antonio, Jamaica. According to a statement... Read more »

Raphaël Awóṣéyìn named Chief Marketing Officer at hi-res music service Qobuz

Raphaël Awó?éyìn has been named Chief Marketing Officer at hi-res music service Qobuz [21 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/qobuz/”>Qobuz. Marc Zisman has also been appointed Chief Music Officer at the company. Awó?éyìn has spent two... Read more »

CAA closes acquisition of rival ICM Partners in $750m deal (report)

Los Angeles-headquartered talent giant Creative Artists Agency (CAA) [62 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/creative-artists-agency-caa/”>Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has officially acquired its rival, ICM Partners. The deal, first announced by the companies in September, was expected... Read more »

Grammy Award-winning artist and producer Babyface signs with Capitol Records

Twelve-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds has signed to Capitol Records. Capitol notes that Babyface has contributed to “over 800 million records sold and over a billion... Read more »

DistroKid officially rolls out DistroVid music video distribution service

US-based DIY distribution platform DistroKid [52 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/distrokid/”>DistroKid has officially launched its new DistroVid service that lets artists upload music videos to digital service providers. The roll-out follows a beta launch in... Read more »

David Jones named Chief Information Officer at AEG’s Global Technology division

David Jones has been appointed to the newly-created role of Chief Information Officer at AEG’s recently formed Global Technology division. In his expanded role, Jones will be responsible for the company’s technology... Read more »

Reservoir strikes deal for stake in catalog of hip-hop producer Marley Marl

New York-based Reservoir [165 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/reservoir/”>Reservoir Media has struck a deal for a stake in the catalog of multi-Platinum hip-hop producer Marlon Williams, professionally known as Marley Marl. The deal includes the... Read more »

Steve Cooper is leaving Warner Music Group. Could one of these 53 people replace him as CEO?

The music business news cycle has hit something of a summer lull. Except over at Warner Music Group [2,106 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/access-industries/warner-music-group/”>Warner Music Group, that is, where last week it was confirmed that... Read more »

Music distributor Alliance Entertainment is going public via $480m-valued SPAC merger

US-based physical goods distributor and wholesaler Alliance Entertainment is going to list on the New York Stock Exchange – via a merger with a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company). Alliance has signed... Read more »

Warner Music Group launches 300 Elektra Entertainment, led by Kevin Liles

When Warner Music Group [2,106 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/access-industries/warner-music-group/”>Warner Music Group confirmed its acquisition of 300 Entertainment [66 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/300-entertainment/”>300 Entertainment for $400 million late last year, the company also confirmed that 300’s leader,... Read more »