Warner Music Group’s Artiphon backing marks an interesting diversification. Artiphon wants to encourage children to pick up a musical instrument and try it out. To do so, the Nashville-based startup provides a desktop MIDI controller dubbed the Instrum…
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Warner Music Group partners with Chocolate City, one of Nigeria’s leading independent labels
Chocolate City is home to the likes of Femi Kuti
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Nina Bhagwat joins Warner Music UK as Head of Inclusion & Diversity
Bhagwat joins from Channel 4’s Diversity Team
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Major Label Signs An Algorithm To A 20 Album Deal
This is NOT an early April Fools joke. Endel, an app that uses algorithms the company calls predictive mechanics to produce personalized sounds to help you focus and relax, has signed a multi-album deal with Warner Music Group. As part of the deal with WMG’s Art Music division, the five…
Amidst Legal Battles in 3 Continents, Spotify Enters High-Stakes Talks with Each Major Label
Spotify remains entrenched in legal battles across three continents. Will this ultimately hurt the company’s negotiating position? Nearly a year after its IPO, Spotify has reportedly entered into licensing agreement talks with the Big 3 – Universal, S…
Warner/Chappell Music signs global publishing deal with Rick Boardman
He’s co-written hit singles including Back to You performed by Louis Tomlinson and Bebe Rexha
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After 44 Years, Warner Bros. Records Exits Historic ‘Ski Lodge’ HQ
Warner Bros. Records has left its former ‘ski lodge’ home after 44 years. Yesterday, Warner Bros. Records bid farewell to its former home at 3300 Warner Blvd. in Burbank, California. The location had served as the label’s HQ since 1975. Dubbed the “sk…
African Digital Music Service Boomplay Finalizes Its Licensing Deal with Warner Music Group
Boomplay continues scoring licensing agreements with major labels. Several months ago, Universal Music Group (UMG) made a strong play in the African market. The global music company had unveiled a licensing deal with Boomplay, a major African streaming…
Jaxsta Adds Warner Music To Global Music Metadata Platform
Warner Music Group has granted music metadata platform Jaxsta permission to tap into its massive song and recording database.The deal marks Jaxsta’s 28th licencing data agreement in the last 18 months, including The Recording Academy and Sony Music Entertainment. With the evolution of digital music, fans lost the ‘jacket’ and…
Africa’s Boomplay Inks WMG Licensing Deal
African streaming and download service Boomplay has inked a direct licensing agreement with Warner Music to bring the company’s global music roster to millions of music fans across the continent. The deal will see Boomplay distributing Warner Music’s extensive catalog of more than one million songs to listeners in countries…