UK music tech firm Salt closes funding round with investors including Dave Stewart

UK music rights fintech company Salt has closed a funding round with backers including songwriters and producers, as well as a European investment company. Salt’s platform streamlines music rights & royalties from attribution to distribution, and has a global network that the company says is accurate, high–speed and transparent. The ...

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Downtown CEO and more weigh in on UMG-TikTok dispute

NQ partners with Columbia Records UK and signs global distribution agreement with The Orchard

Taylor Swift breaks Grammys record and reveals surprise album release date

Taylor Swift has broken Grammys records as the first artist to win the Album Of The Year award four times. She had previously been tied with Stevie Wonder, ...

Megan Thee Stallion to retain masters and publishing ownership in Warner Music Group deal

Megan Thee Stallion and Warner Music Group have signed a deal that will enable the artist to maintain her independence as a musician while also having access to ...

Hitmaker Iain James returns to Phrased Differently for global publishing deal

Phrased Differently has signed UK songwriter Iain James to an exclusive worldwide publishing deal. James started his songwriting career with Phrased Differently as one of the first signings ...

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Karen Vincent promoted to GM of Warner Music Denmark

With UMG hitting back at TikTok over artist remuneration, now the industry awaits an escalation...

Ben Katovsky named CEO of Hipgnosis Song Management, Merck Mercuriadis moves to chairman role

UMG restructures US label operations

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