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Warner Music Group shares rose 6.6% to $31.47 this week, narrowing the stock’s year-to-date loss to 12.1%. Other gainers in the record label and music publisher space were HYBE, up 1.8% to 200,500 won ($144.95), and Universal Music Group, up 1.4% to 28.63 euros ($30.67).  Streaming companies had the best week, however. Led by LiveOne’s […]

The accent might be a bit different, but the one thing Scottish Swifties have in common with their American brethren and sistren is that they make the earth move under their feet. The British Geological Survey reported this week that seismometers around Edinburgh were triggered after mega-hyped fans at Taylor Swift‘s three Scottish Gas Murrayfield […]

Twitch signed music licensing deals with all three major labels — Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment — as well as “a large number” of indie labels represented by Merlin, according to a blog post. The deals specifically cover DJs who live-stream on the platform; other uses of music are not […]

Sam Smith is gearing up to celebrate the tin anniversary of their debut studio album with In the Lonely Hour 10 Year Anniversary Edition. The collection due out on Capitol Records on August 2 will include the original’s 10 songs, as well as the exclusive new track, “Little Sailor.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts […]

Downtown Music has named Molly Neuman president of its direct-to-creator division CD Baby. Neuman succeeds CD Baby’s previous president, Scott Williams, who will stay on as a consultant to Downtown and CD Baby. In addition to Neuman’s appointment, it was announced that CD Baby COO Christine Barnum is leaving the company. Neuman boards CD Baby […]

Ariana Grande and HYBE, led by CEO Scooter Braun, look forward to continuing their long-standing business partnership and pursuing creative opportunities in Weverse and REM Beauty, according to representatives for the superstar and global company. Grande in this new chapter will continue to be managed exclusively by Brandon Creed and his Good World Management, to […]

Texas rapper Enchanting is dead at age 26. Gucci Mane confirmed the tragic news on Tuesday (June 11) amid reports of the artist being on life support. Enchanting — born Channing Nicole Larry — signed to Gucci Mane’s New 1017 Records in 2020 before departing the record label last year. Explore Explore See latest videos, […]

U.K. music licensing company PPL signed singer-songwriter Kenya Grace for the collection of her international neighboring rights royalties. The company, which has also signed the likes of Ice Spice and Lewis Capaldi as of late, licenses the use of recorded music in the United Kingdom and collects neighboring rights royalties worldwide through more than 110 […]

The 2024 Governors Ball Music Festival was in full swing in New York over the weekend. Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, P1Harmony, Rauw Alejandro and many more heated up the stage. Keep watching for more! Narrator: The Governors Ball always bring some of the top names in music to New York City. From R&B legends like SZA […]

Four decades later, Courteney Cox‘s fire is still burning. The Friends star hopped onto the viral “asking my mom how she danced in the ’80s” TikTok trend on Sunday (June 9) when she posted a video featuring her Reagan-era moves by throwing back to the moment that started it all for her. Explore See latest […]