Apple Music appoints Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman as co-heads

Apple Music has appointed Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman as co-heads of the streaming service. Obermann and Newman, who was previously Apple Music global head of content, will report to Oliver Schusser, VP of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Sports and Beats. Obermann left his role as global head of music ...

Greece's Musou Music Publishing joins IMPEL

Universal Music Group revenue up 9.5% in Q1

Kobalt names Jason Feinberg as senior vice president and head of Kosign

Epidemic Sound acquires UGC music recognition technology company Song Sleuth

Spotify makes biggest number of Q1 subscriber gains in five years

Spotify has issued its first quarter 2025 earnings, including a strong performance on subscriber numbers. Subscribers increased by 12% year-on-year to 268 million – the highest number of ...

Payday Music Publishing appoints Desiree Autobee and Jamey Sussman to sync director roles

Payday Music Publishing has made two senior hires to further bolster its LA-based sync department. The recently rebranded independent publisher’s catalogue covers electronic music, pop, hip-hop, jazz and ...

Kneecap apologise to families of murdered MPs

Kneecap have apologised to the families of murdered MPs Sir David Amess and Jo Cox, following a political outcry in response to gig footage of the band. During ...

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