Taylor Swift targets No.1 finish for The Fate Of Ophelia

Taylor Swift’s The Fate Of Ophelia is close to more chart glory, according to the Official Charts Company’s Midweek Sales Flash. Our second update of the week has Swift’s hit – which in December became her longest-running No.1 when it secured a fourth straight week, and seventh in total, at ...

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Spotify expands its in-app Messages music sharing experience

We Are Moving The Needle Resonator Awards to honour Chaka Khan, St Vincent, Amy Allen, Haim and more

Warner Chappell signs Australian singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts

ERA: UK music streaming subscription income tops £2 billion in 2025 as vinyl sales surge by 18%

UMG teams with tech giant Nvidia on responsible AI for music

Universal Music Group has unveiled a collaboration with Nvidia to pioneer responsible AI for music discovery, creation and engagement. The partnership will combine Nvidia AI’s infrastructure and UMG’s ...

UMG hires long-time Warner chief communications officer James Steven as EVP

Universal Music Group has appointed James Steven as its executive vice president & chief communications officer. A familiar figure in the global music industry, Steven was previously chief ...

Peermusic promotes Paul Smelt to chief operating officer

Peermusic has promoted Paul Smelt to chief operating officer. In this newly created role, Smelt will oversee the administration of publishing and neighbouring rights for the company’s global ...

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