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Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department secures biggest opening for an album in seven years

Taylor Swift has surpassed even her own stupendous sales with her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department (EMI). With sales of the kind that occurred in the pre-streaming, physical music era, Swift’s latest LP secured a huge UK opening of 270,091 units, according to the Official Charts Company. It ...

Warner Chappell launches publishing JV with ReverbNation

Co-op Live boss quits as Manchester arena pushes back launch

Manners McDade's Harriet Moss talks new opportunities for composer signings, syncs and global reach

Catherine Marks, Ezra Collective & Everything But The Girl win at Music Producers Guild Awards 2024

Sony Music Germany launches global electronic music label Noted Records

Sony Music Entertainment Germany has launched Noted Records, a global electronic music label with a commitment to cultivating electronic and techno culture and amplifying the voices of emerging ...

"History, even in its biasedness, cannot leave me out": Eddy Grant talks streaming, AI & his legacy

It’s a busy time to be Eddy Grant. This Friday (April 26), he will be speaking at London’s Beyond The Bassline exhibition, which documents 500 years of ...

Sony Classical signs pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

Sony Classical has signed pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, who is recording her first recital album for release in spring 2025. Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, who was a finalist in the 2018 ...

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IMPF: Independent music publishing sector valued at €2.4 billion

Bidding war for Hipgnosis as Concord increases offer for songs fund

University Of Kent appoints YolanDa Brown as chancellor

Absolute Label Services partners with Universal on Jack Savoretti's first Italian language album

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