Adrian Pope Named EVP of Digital Business at Virgin Music
Virgin Music Group names Adrian Pope as EVP of Digital Business. Former PIAS Chief Digital Officer brings decades of independent music expertise to newly created...
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ONErpm Takes A Chance
Chance Pe�a receives Gold certification for "In My Room" from his album Lovers To Strangers. The ONErpm artist celebrated the milestone two years after release....
CIMA Teams Up with Tixr for Road Gold Program
Canadian Independent Music Association partners with Tixr for Road Gold Certification program. The partnership supports Canadian touring artists through innovative ticketing solutions....
Kobalt Music Group Boosts Funding Capacity to Over $1B
Kobalt Music Group secures over $1 billion in funding capacity through inaugural asset-backed securitization and credit facility to fuel growth initiatives....
Virgin Music Group Announces Its Worldwide Leadership Team
Virgin Music Group announces its worldwide leadership team as part of integrating Virgin Music and Ingrooves Music Group. The reorganization creates a global independent music...
Anthem Entertainment Announces Leadership Changes
Anthem Entertainment announces major leadership changes with Jason Klein as permanent CEO and Sal Fazzari as CFO, while expanding partnerships with Timbaland and Chris Janson....
Black Lion Teams Up with Create Music Group
Black Lion partners with Create Music Group to revolutionize music catalog analysis with proprietary valuation technology. The partnership will streamline deal-making and accelerate catalog acquisitions...
Decline of Record Stores: Digital Music Impact
Record stores have declined due to digital streaming services like Spotify, online retail growth, and high overhead costs. Independent stores like Amoeba Music and Rough...
MUSIC Invests in LVRN for Growth
MUSIC invests significantly in LVRN, valuing the Atlanta-based label at over $100 million. The deal will fuel LVRN's global expansion and capacity building....
Block Starz Music Launches First Online TV Network
Block Starz Music becomes the first record label to launch an online TV network, featuring original web series and content from artists like Wiz Khalifa...
TheSoul Publishing Partners with Believ for Music
TheSoul Publishing signs major distribution deal with Believe, expanding from digital content into music. The partnership supports their new artist Polar....
eOne Music rebrands as MNRK Music Group to reflect new era
eOne Music rebrands as MNRK Music Group, becoming a standalone independent music company focused on recordings and publishing. The rebrand follows Hasbro's 2021 sale....
American Authors & Mark McGrath Summer Anthem
American Authors team up with Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath for their new summer single 'Nice and Easy', marking the pop rock trio's return as an...
Macklemore: Changing the Game and Radio Success
Macklemore reveals how he changed the music industry as an independent artist by paying record labels to shop his songs to radio without a major...
SyncFloor Expands Team with Addition of David Rojas
SyncFloor hires David Rojas to lead business development. The music industry veteran brings 15+ years of experience in sync, brand partnerships, and independent music....
SyncFloor Partners with Symphonic’s Bodega Sync
SyncFloor partners with Bodega Sync to launch a new digital marketplace for sync professionals. The collaboration creates a SyncStore for Symphonic's boutique catalog....
SyncFloor Secures Funding for Music Licensing
Seattle-based SyncFloor raises funding from Ascend.vc and Arnold Venture Group to advance its music marketplace for sync discovery and licensing....
Ghost Killer Entertainment Signs Deal with We Are
Ghost Killer Entertainment announces new distribution partnership with We Are Triumphant, launching with releases from The Bunny the Bear and Devil in The Details this...
Music Industry Vet Dedry Jones has Died
Music retailer Dedry Jones of The Experience with Dedry Jones was found dead in his Chicago home. He owned The Music Experience store for 28...
CD Baby Pro Sees150% growth in Royalty Collection
CD Baby Pro achieved 150% growth in royalty collection, helping over 110,000 independent musicians collect publishing royalties across 90 territories....
IndiMusic.tv Launches E-Commerce Channel on Amazon Fire TV
IndiMusic.tv launches e-commerce channel on Amazon Fire TV with one-click purchasing via remote. Artists can now monetize music videos directly....
Tyrese Lands Number One Spot on the Billboard Charts
Tyrese achieves his first number one Billboard album with 'Black Rose' after nearly 20 years in music, selling 81,000 units in its debut week....
De La Soul Kickstarter Hits $600K
De La Soul's Kickstarter campaign for their eighth album 'And the Anonymous Nobody' raised over $600,000, becoming the second largest music project in Kickstarter history....
TuneCore Reports Strong Q3 2014 Earnings and New Initiatives
TuneCore reports $32 million in Q3 2014 artist earnings, marking 13.2% growth. Hip-hop leads as top genre with $59 million earned since 2006....
Black Toast Music Lands Placements in Three Major Films
Black Toast Music secures placements in three major 2014 films including Neighbors, Begin Again, and When the Game Stands Tall, marking expansion into motion pictures....
