Scott Williams has been named President of the Downtown Music Holdings [272 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/downtown-music-holdings/”>Downtown Music Holdings-owned CD Baby [94 articles]” href=”https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/downtown-music-holdings/cd-baby/”>CD Baby and Soundrop. Williams previously served as CD Baby’s Chief Technology... Read more »
US performance rights organization SoundExchange has sued Slacker, Inc. and parent company LiveOne in the US over unpaid royalties owed to performers and rights owners. Music platform Slacker offers both free and subscription-based... Read more »
Live music has well and truly returned from its forced pandemic pause. While thousands spent the past weekend (June 24-26) in the Glastonbury fields in the UK, concert giant Live Nation [409... Read more »
The following MBW op/ed comes from Dan Symons (pictured inset), founder of SPLIT / LIP, a Web3 and metaverse business consultancy for rights owners. SPLIT / LIP says that it is designed to offer consultancy to... Read more »
Remember back in 2020 when Donald Trump wanted to ban TikTok in the US? Citing data security concerns, then-President Trump issued two executive orders banning US citizens and businesses from undertaking any... Read more »
In April last year, Japan-based music and entertainment company, Avex Group, expanded into North America with the launch of Avex USA. At the time, Avex noted that its North American branch, led... Read more »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »