Taylor Swift has achieved more than six million equivalent album units worldwide for her Midnights album.
Swift’s LP has been a global phenomenon both on streaming and in terms of ...
TikTok creators globally are being provided with music stems and invited to produce their own versions of a new song written by hitmakers Max Martin, Savan Kotecha and Ali Payami. ...
Universal Music Group has agreed an “expansive”, long-term partnership with The Weeknd.
The Weeknd is one of the most commercially successful artists of the streaming era and has topped IFPI’s ...
Republic Records has upped both Wendy Goldstein and Jim Roppo to the position of co-president.
LA-based Goldstein has served as president of West Coast Creative since 2019. New York-based Roppo ...
Universal Music Greater China (UMGC) and Republic Records have announced the launch of Republic Records China. It’s the first international label division of Republic Records to launch worldwide.
Republic Records ...
UMG has announced the launch of Universal Arabic Music (UAM), a newly-created label dedicated to discovering, introducing and championing the artists and musical culture of the Middle East & North ...
Around this time of year, the Taylor Swift anniversaries come at you thick and fast.
Nine years since her third album, Speak Now, every note of which was written entirely ...
Darcus Beese, president of Island Records US, has been honoured at the Music Week Awards with The Strat – the special career award for an industry icon.
Beese’s record ...
Republic Records has promoted Joseph Carozza to executive vice president of media and artist relations.
Carozza will continue to be based in Republic’s New York headquarters and report to founder and chairman Monte Lipman.
Taylor Swift has unveiled details of her long-awaited new record deal.
In an Instagram post to her 113 million followers, the US superstar said: "I'm ecstatic to announce that my ...