Sabrina Carpenter secures biggest opening week for an international artist so far in 2025

Sabrina Carpenter has secured the biggest opening week for an album by an international artist in the UK so far this year. Man’s Best Friend (Polydor) debuted at the summit with consumption of 85,305 units (12,911 CDs, 27,178 vinyl albums, 7,214 cassettes, 825 digital downloads and 37,177 sales-equivalent streams). That ...

BMG appoints Monti Olson to lead music publishing in North America

Big Machine Label Group supercharges UK-based team with key promotions

Helen Thomas & Jeff Smith preview the return of BBC Radio 2 In The Park

European Music Managers Alliance launches partnership with distribution service DistroKid

Industry veteran Helen Wiltshire unveils H W Sync

After more than 15 years working in synchronisation across Cooking Vinyl, Warner Chappell and SphereTrax, industry veteran Helen Wiltshire has launched a new independent sync agency. H W ...

Grandmaster Flash joins Primary Wave roster

Primary Wave Music has added trailblazing DJ and hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) to its roster. The prolific mix master will be managed by Eric Baker, a ...

Sony Music Publishing promotes Jordi Tello to managing director of Iberia

Sony Music Publishing (SMP) has promoted Jordi Tello to managing director of Iberia, effective immediately. Tello will succeed longtime SMP Spain MD Juan Ignacio Alonso, who retired at ...

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