Warner Music Group has revealed that total revenues were up 12.1% for Q4 and 9.4% for the full year ended September 30 – its biggest revenue increase in eight years. ...
Warner Music Group (WMG) has appointed Ole Obermann as its chief digital officer and executive VP, business development.
Obermann will oversee the company’s global business development strategy, exploring ‘new forms ...
WMG to open new financial shared services centre in Nashville
Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced the creation of a new centre of excellence for shared services in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
Spotify in talks to acquire SoundCloud - report
Spotify is in advanced talks to acquire SoundCloud, as its battle with Apple intensifies, according to sources. Neither side has commented on ...
YouTube has appointed music industry veteran Lyor Cohen as its new global head of music.
Cohen, who has previously served as CEO of Warner Music Group’s recorded music group and ...
In the past few weeks, music industry global trade body IFPI and its US counterpart RIAA have been complaining of the increasing damage made to industry revenues by sites allowing ...
Skepta wins Mercury Prize
Skepta has been announced as the winner of the 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize for his latest album, Konnichiwa. The grime artist came out on top out ...
In the first season of Martin Scorsese’s show Vinyl, about a record company in the 1970s, Warner Music Group scored what it says was a record number of music placements ...
Instrumental has launched a new discovery division called DSCVRY.team, which is working with brands and agencies looking to identify the next generation of social video influencers across social media.
A ...
Former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher has signed to Warner Bros. Records UK, part of Warner Music Group, to release his debut solo album.
The label, under Phil Christie’s leadership, ...
