Atlantic co-president Ed Howard on how Ed Sheeran is taking creative risks in the Play era

Ed Sheeran is heading for No.1 with Play, which is set to secure one of the biggest openings of the year. Sheeran’s eighth studio album is currently on around 62,000 units, according to the Midweek sales flash. Play is on track to be his ninth No.1 – that includes all ...

Virgin Music Group issue response to AIM/IMPALA's "irresponsible" comments on Downtown acquisition

Fred Gillham promoted to COO at Concord Label Group

Ed Sheeran launches London pop-up shop for Play album

The Ultimate Seminar confirms speakers ahead of this week's return to Manchester

OpenPlay concludes multi-million dollar strategic investment round

Rights management platform OpenPlay has concluded a strategic investment round sourced from a range of global investors led by industry veteran Tracy Maddux. The multi-million dollar strategic investment ...

The Orchard's 'pivotal moment' for independent physical distribution with launch of OPEN

SPV Distribution and Membran have merged to form OPEN (Orchard Physical European Network), a new physical distribution entity operating under The Orchard’s global umbrella. Both SPV and Membran ...

IMPALA reveals Artist and Label Camps recipients

IMPALA has revealed the recipients of the 2025 Artist and Label Camps, a programme co-funded by the European Union to strengthen the independent music ecosystem across Europe. The ...

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IFPI appoints Mira Chatt as Asia regional director

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