Warner Music launches an emerging markets record label Out of Order
Warner Music launches a new record label that focuses on artists from the Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean, Africa, and Southeastern Europe. by Stacy Simons Santos from Celebrity Access Warner Music’s. Continue reading
Spotify To Launch In Middle East, North Africa
Spotify will launch across the Middle East and North Africa this upcoming November. According to a leaked internal email, the streaming service, which joins rivals Anghami, Deezer and Apple Music. Continue reading
Deezer Adds $185M, Strategic Partner That Should Make Spotify and Record Labels Very Nervous
Earlier this month Deezer added $185 million at a valuation of more than $1 billion. New investors include a top Middle Eastern music and media company poised to give the. Continue reading
Live Nation Reports 19% Revenue Growth Q1 2018
Concert giant Live Nation has posted another quarter of strong financial results with revenue of $1.5 billion, an improvement of 19% over last year. However, the company still failed to. Continue reading
Bandcamp Fundraiser Nets More Than $120K For ACLU As Indie Music Fans Spend $1M+ [UPDATE]
[UPDATE 2] On Friday, Bandcamp held a fundraiser donating a share of sales to support the pro-immigrant and pro-refugee work of the American Civil Liberties. 400 independent labels and artists. Continue reading
Entrepreneurship In Music: Mideast Tunes
Here Mideast Tunes founder and civil rights activist Esra'a Al-Shafei discusses her new music streaming platform and its goal of promoting social change as well as the work of underground. Continue reading
Gracenote Buys Baseline For $50 Million, Moves Beyond Music
Tribune Media owned Gracenote is continuing its march to expand beyond music metadata. With today's acquisition of film and tv data firm Baseline for $50 million plus Gracenote's already deep. Continue reading
Free Tool: First North American World Music Directory of Festivals, Venues, Agents and More
(UPDATED) If you are involved in managing a world music artist — that is, someone who plays music with some flavor from Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East,. Continue reading
CHANGES: RIAA, Warner Music Group, Universal Japan, Warner/Chappell Signs Dave Mustaine
Warner Music Group announced the promotion of Lucy Otterwell to SVP Digital Strategy & Business Development, Europe, Middle East & Africa Warner/Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music. Continue reading
