Dozens of artists, musicians and songwriters have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging the government to address “exploitation” of creators in the streaming era.
It follows the conclusion of ...
Over the last 15 years, Primary Wave has become an independent music publishing and management powerhouse. Here, founder & CEO Larry Mestel reflects on his rivals, reveals further huge investment ...
BMG has acquired Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood’s interests in the band’s recordings.The deal gives BMG Mick Fleetwood’s outright royalty interest in over 300 recordings, including all of Fleetwood ...
Hipgnosis has acquired the music catalogue of industry legend Jimmy Iovine.
The song management company and its investment arm recently targeted a further £1 billion in catalogue acquisitions. Subscribers can ...
Stevie Nicks has partnered with Primary Wave in a deal that will see the independent publisher acquire a majority stake in the legendary singer’s publishing copyrights, as well as represent the ...
UK acts have a strong showing among the latest inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
In the performer category, 2019’s crop includes The Cure, Def ...
Spotify is being sued by Wixen Music Publishing for allegedly using thousands of songs without a direct licence.
Wixen is seeking damages of $1.6 billion (£1.18 billion) from the streaming ...
Tom Petty has died at the age of 66 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Malibu.
The singer-songwriter was rushed to UCLA Santa Monica hospital and put ...
Lana Del Rey has revealed the tracklist for her upcoming album Lust For Life, which is also available for pre-order now.
Fans who pre-order the album, due for release on ...