Evan Lamberg, president of Universal Music Publishing North America, has been named president of City of Hope’s Music, Film & Entertainment Industry Board. Based in Duarte, CA, City of Hope is the world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. In this two-year position, Lamberg will oversee efforts and fundraising […]
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has today completed the astonishing feat of having published or co-published the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. each week for an entire year. The company’s uninterrupted run at the top of the chart comes as its songwriter Drake achieves a fourth week at No. 1 […]
The Production Music Association has added three new board members with an eye toward gaining an international scope. Michael Sammis, Global President of Universal Production Music, John Clifford, SVP Global Sales, Marketing & Repertoire for BMG Production Music, and Edwin Cox, President/Creative Director for West One Music have joined the PMA board in recognition of the growth […]
Facebook has expanded its music portfolio, partnering with music industry organizations including Global Music Rights (GMR), SESAC’s HFA/Rumblefish and Kobalt Music Publishing. The new deals follow previously announced agreements with Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV. “Together, Facebook and the music industry are bringing the songs you love into the way you express yourself on Facebook, […]
Synch house Riptide Music Group has secured a $4 million expansion investment from entertainment scion Mark Ross, who joins as a partner in the company, which provides music for advertising, trailers, TV shows, videogames and multi-media, productions in addition to rights management. Ross is the son of Steve Ross, a beloved figure in the industry who […]
BMG Production Music has acquired trailer music house Immediate Music and sister company 1 Revolution Music, which specializes in production music for television. The move comes on the heels of BMGPM’s acquisition of Paris-based independent production music company AXS Music, marking a significant expansion for BMG in the production space. A recent study by the Production […]
Performing rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. has filed for trademark on its Speed Dating for Songwriters initiative, which the company says has been one of it’s “most successful and beneficial programs.” Established in 2013, BMI’s Speed Dating for Songwriters initially began as a way to introduce and foster creativity among some of BMI’s most promising […]
David Israelite is president and CEO of the National Music Publishers Association, a trade group representing American music publishers and songwriters. Read the complete text of his keynote address at the Production Music Conference here. The NMPA‘s stated mission is “to protect, promote, and advance the interests of music’s creators” by safeguarding members’ property rights on […]
The Production Music Association hosts its fourth annual Production Music Conference Oct. 4-6 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. The event kicks-off the evening of the fourth with the Mark Awards, now in its third year of honoring the best in production music. PMA co-chairman Joe Saba told Variety the group’s internal research sizes up global […]
Spotify has closed a deal with its last major label holdout — Warner Music Group. Media reports emphasized the fact that Spotify would use its full house to power a listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Universal signed in April and Sony was reported to have signed last month. “It’s taken us a while […]
