In a year without major IPOs, the majority of the most valuable music business deals involved catalog acquisitions in one way or another.
Upbeat third-quarter results defied a mostly bleak earnings season for other sectors.
The more than three-year-old program is coming to Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta and Motown Museum’s Hitsville NEXT in Detroit in the spring.
The Billboard Global Music Index is up 12.6% over the last two weeks and 14.6% in the five weeks since Oct. 28
Ethiopia Habtemariam oversaw the best period for the storied label in years. With her impending departure, questions for the future remain.
Following Sony's lawsuit, one label source says "millions" in unpaid royalties are the issue. Triller denies this, saying the app is "reassessing" label deals.
Also this week: NetEase signs a licensing renewal with J-pop label Avex, WME snaps up Reneé Rapp and more.
The deal expands on an earlier partnership between the two that involved the [PIAS] distribution wing [Integral].
Bach to the Future: Stage+ will offer music from DG’s own archive and sibling label Decca Records, along with video programming and live performances.
Despite economic headwinds, reports from UMG, Spotify, Live Nation and more point to continued strength in the sector heading into 2023.
