Kora virtuoso Seckou Keita signs to Faber Alt

UK-based Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita has signed to Faber Alt, the sister company of independent music publisher Faber Music. Since arriving in the UK in 1999, Seckou Keita has been on an “epic creative journey that has seen him broaden the idiomatic scope of his instrument”, according to Faber ...

'One of the all-time greats': BMG pays tribute to David Crosby

Riccardo Loda named head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music Italy

Hitmaker Plested and management firm Nowherenear confirm first signing for Songhouse publishing arm

North West Songs launches with roster including Dan Fable, Sekou, No Guidnce and Daniel Avery

Music tech platform Orfium acquires music reporting service Soundmouse

Global music technology platform Orfium has acquired London-based Soundmouse, which specialises in music reporting and audio recognition services. Founded by Kirk Zavieh and Charles Hodgkinson in 2000, ...

'A rebalancing needs to take place': Nigel Elderton on 30 years of supporting songwriters at PRS

Nigel Elderton has spoken to Music Week to mark his departure as PRS For Music chair. Elderton, MD and European president of Peermusic, has stepped down after a ...

Bucks Music signs Molly Payton for publishing in the UK and Europe

Bucks Music Group has signed New Zealand-born artist and songwriter Molly Payton to an exclusive deal for publishing in the UK, Ireland and Europe. Payton’s debut EP, Mess, ...

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