UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING SIGNS FRED AGAIN.. TO A WORLDWIDE MUSIC PUBLISHING DEAL Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has announced an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement with Fred Again.. (Fred Gibson), a music producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. The signing was spearheaded by Pete Simons, Head of A&R, UMPG, UK. Fred Gibson was recognized as the...Read More

WARNER MUSIC FINLAND NAMES RAMONA FORSSTRÖM AS MANAGING DIRECTOR   Nordic music industry legend Niko Nordström has announced that he will step down from his position as Managing Director, Warner Music Finland, and Executive VP, Warner Music Nordics later this year. Warner Music has announced that Ramona Forsström is to become Managing Director of Warner...Read More

WILLIAM HSIEH NAMED MANAGING DIRECTOR UNIVERSAL MUSIC TAIWAN Universal Music Greater China (UMGC), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), recently announced the appointment of seasoned industry executive William Hsieh as Managing Director of Universal Music Taiwan, and Senior Vice President of UMGC, effective immediately. William Hsieh will be based in Taipei and will report...Read More

CYANITE A.I., EA GAMES, EVENTIM ASIA, INTERTALENT, NBC UNIVERSAL, NETFLIX, RED BULL RECORDS, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, VIRGIN MUSIC & MORE JOIN MUSEXPO 2024 LINEUP… MUSEXPO, the annual international music industry conference, and showcase event, is set to return with its highly anticipated 24th global edition, “United Nations of Music,” from March 17 to 20 in Burbank,...Read More

PUNK ICONS SEX PISTOLS SIGN WORLDWIDE AGREEMENT WITH BMG   Sex Pistols‘ Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and the estate of Sid Vicious have signed a new global publishing administration agreement with BMG. The deal includes their portion of the legendary rock band’s songwriting catalog. Sex Pistols are among the most important and recognizable rock bands...Read More

A&R WORLDWIDE ANNOUNCES THE ANNUAL SEYMOUR STEIN – GLOBAL A&R AWARD TO BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AT MUSEXPO 2024     MUSEXPO, the preeminent global music industry conference known as the “United Nations of Music,” has announced the establishment of the Seymour Stein, Global A&R Award. The Global A&R Award stems from the vision of the...Read More

WARNER MUSIC IN CANADA & INDIA TEAM UP TO LAUNCH 91 NORTH RECORDS     Warner Music Canada and Warner Music India have come together to launch a new joint venture, 91 NORTH RECORDS, which will target the support of artists from South Asian heritage.  The new company will be guided by renowned Indian artist...Read More

JACQUELINE SATURN, PRESIDENT, VIRGIN MUSIC TO BE HONORED AT MUSEXPO 2024 AS “INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PERSON OF THE YEAR”     MUSEXPO 2024 (www.musexpo.net) “United Nations of Music,” which returns next year to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 17th – 20th for its annual global music business and showcase event will...Read More

MUSEXPO 2024 TO HOST EXCLUSIVE PANEL WITH NBCUNIVERSAL & UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESIDENT OF MUSIC & PUBLISHING AND ITS TEAM     NBCUniversal and Universal Pictures, two of the most respected and influential motion picture film and multi-media studios in the world have confirmed a special exclusive keynote at next year’s MUSEXPO “United Nations of Media,”...Read More

WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC SIGNS LAUFEY – A RISING NEW JAZZ INSPIRED STAR   Warner Chappell Music (WCM) recently announced that it has signed a worldwide publishing deal with rising jazz star Laufey. The Los Angeles-based, Icelandic-Chinese composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist debuted at No.1 on Billboard’s “Alternative New Artist Album” chart with her 2022 full-length,...Read More