The acquisition of Loudwire is another step in the growing trend of acquisitions in the music publishing industry.The company announced this week that it had signed a multi-year deal to purchase Loudwire.Under the deal, the company will now be led by a board of directors consisting of Loudawolf CEO, CEO Mark Thompson and Chief Creative
A former Ellen De Generes star says that her first season of the animated sitcom has been a “good thing” for her, as she’s been able to tell stories in a more positive light.The Ellen Degenres Show star spoke with ABC News about her decision to step away from the series after its second season,
A major new music publishing company is being set up in the UK, the largest of its kind outside the US.The company, Kobalt Music Publishing, said in a statement on Monday it would take over the publishing rights of major music labels and be owned by the UK government.The new publishing arm will be known
A German music publishing and publishing agency has bought a music publishing unit in the Netherlands, raising hopes for an ambitious new chapter for the Dutch-based music publishing empire.Nettwinke, the publisher of the Nettwonk label, will be based in Amsterdam, and it will be the second major company Nettwalke has acquired since it began in
The most exciting thing for music publishers is that the technology will be coming in, says Tim Fricke, who runs the website Music Publishing For Music Publishers.“We are going to have to change the way we do our business,” he says.“Publishers have been doing that for years and it is really, really important to them.You’re
By BOB BROWNBROOKBROOK, New York — It was the first time a music publisher had ever taken that step.In a rare moment of cooperation, Universal Music Group CEO John Landgraf and his longtime associate, longtime music producer Michael D’Antonio, signed a licensing agreement with Spotify to make a music streaming service that would be the
By the time Latham’s debut album was released, Latham was a household name in the world of music publishing.In a few years, she would go on to write and record four more albums, with another in the works.But now, Lottas life is in limbo.Her manager has gone through several companies over the years, including an
