UMG backs Music Economy Development Initiative to promote global growth

Universal Music Group is supporting the Music Economy Development Initiative (MEDI), which was announced at the Global Citizen NOW summit in New York. The Centre For Music Ecosystems and Global Citizen unveiled the plan to use the power of music to fight extreme poverty and promote responsible and healthy economic ...

'A new generation are excited about rock': Steven Wilson on touring his Top 3 conceptual rock album

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

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

Kosign, the new music publishing platform launched by Kobalt, has named music industry veteran Jason Feinberg as senior vice president and head of Kosign. “Kosign was launched ...

Epidemic Sound acquires UGC music recognition technology company Song Sleuth

Soundtracking platform Epidemic Sound has acquired music recognition technology company Song Sleuth. Song Sleuth specialises in identifying and monetising music used in user-generated content (UGC).

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 ...

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