Create Music Group acquires Cr2 Holdings including dance label behind DJs including Matt Sassari

Create Music Group has acquired Cr2 Holdings Group, which includes the dance label Cr2 Records, MBMB Publishing and its music education division, Sample Tools by Cr2. The company was founded by CEO Mark Brown in 2004. Under the new deal, Create Music Group will back Cr2 and Brown with capital, ...

Island Records promotes Caroline Ellis to vice president of A&R

PPL distributes £54m to performers and rights-holders as 2025 total hits £278m

BPI Council to hold elections for independent representatives

Warner Music Group promotes Eric Wong to EVP, Recorded Music

Nick Hartley retires as PIAS Group chief operating officer and chief financial officer

PIAS has announced the retirement of Nick Hartley, the company’s group chief operating officer and chief financial officer. After a distinguished career spanning over four decades in the ...

BRIT Trust reveals grant funding recipients for 2026

The BRIT Trust has revealed the charities that will receive its grant funding in 2026. The principal charity of The BRIT Awards and of the UK recorded music ...

Warner India's Divo appoints Ashok Parwani as head of music

Digital media and music company Divo, which is majority owned by Warner Music India, has appointed Ashok Parwani as head of music. “The strategic move reinforces Divo’s ...

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