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Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion has entered into a unique agreement with Warner Music Group (WMG) that allows her to maintain her independence as an artist while gaining access to the company’s global resources. As part of the agreement announced Friday (February 2), Megan will release music through her independent music and entertainment label, Hot Girl Productions, retaining […]

Universal Music Group‘s dispute with TikTok – primarily over the amount of money the video service pays for music licensing – continues to be the talk of Grammy Week. Now multiple other significant music companies are throwing their weight behind UMG’s mission. Yesterday (February 1), Primary Wave publicly backed Universal’s position, which has seen UMG decline to agree terms

Artist Partner Group (APG), a Los Angeles-based record company established by Mike Caren, has made strategic executive promotions across its A&R and marketing teams. The company promoted Eli Piccarreta to Senior Vice President of A&R, Corey Calder to SVP of Marketing & Creative Services, Jessica Kelm to VP of Marketing & Digital Operations, and Ashlee Merritt to Senior Marketing Director. In his new

Coldplay and Warner Music Group have partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Environmental Solutions Initiative (MIT ESI) and Live Nation to look into the environmental impact of live music. The collaboration will involve a comprehesive study of the concert industry’s carbon footprint, followed by the development of practical solutions to reduce emissions and promote sustainability. MIT ESI will

The US Copyright Office has initiated the first five-year review of two music licensing entities established by the Music Modernization Act of 2018: The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and the Digital Licensee Coordinator (DLC). The MMA was signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in October 2018. The law reformed mechanical licensing through the creation of MLC, a

Big Machine Label Group (BMLG), a subsidiary of HYBE America, has promoted Mike Rittberg to Chief Operating Officer and Clay Hunnicutt to Executive Vice President of Label Operations. Previously BMLG’s EVP of Label Operations, Rittberg will now oversee a broader range of responsibilities including marketing, streaming, and release initiatives across all core imprints, including Big Machine Records,

Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has inked an exclusive publishing agreement with R&B singer/songwriter Coco Jones following the success of her EP, What I Didn’t Tell You. The EP has earned Jones five Grammy nominations at the forthcoming 66th Annual Awards, including a nod for Best New Artist. What I Didn’t Tell You also spawned her first Billboard Hot 100 hit with the platinum-selling single, ICU. The

Universal Music Group‘s catalog WILL be removed by TikTok from its service in the coming days starting tomorrow (January 31). MBW has confirmed that fact via sources close to the digital service, following the news from earlier today that licensing talks between the two parties recently broke down. Universal announced a few hours ago that its

Cherie Hu, the founder of music tech research and education platform Water & Music, is set to join Syracuse University in the fall of 2024 to teach emerging music business models and technologies. As a prominent figure in the music industry, known for her insights into trends and technology, Hu will become a full-time professor

Kristof Jansen has been promoted to Vice President of Believe-owned Groove Attack, the former company’s Germany-based distribution brand specializing in rap, hip-hop, and urban music. Most recently, Jansen served as Director of Repertoire Development for A&R in the rap, hip-hop, and urban genres for both Believe and Groove Attack. Germany-based Groove Attack was founded in 1990.