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6 days ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of May 9th, 2025. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to [email protected]. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to [email protected]. And, keep track of all the latest music industry hires here. Range MusicRange Music has launched a composer division and announced Kraft-Engel vet Jeff Jernigan as the first hire.
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6 days ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
Some four decades after its release, Pointer Sisters track “Hot Together” is taking off on Spotify and elsewhere thanks to a Grand Theft Auto trailer appearance. Both Spotify and the Pointer Sisters themselves are touting the sync-fueled streaming ascent of “Hot Together” (1986). According to the platform, that refers to an astonishing 182,000% play-volume boost since the second Grand Theft Auto VI trailer dropped earlier this week.
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6 days ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
Concord has officially acquired self-described “global leader in theatrical licensing and distribution” Broadway Licensing Global (BLG). The acquisition-minded Concord reached out with word of its latest purchase, the assets from which will become part of the seven-year-old Concord Theatricals unit. Most notably, this division will house BLG imprint Broadway Licensing, which licenses A Night with Janis Joplin and The Cher Show, to name a couple.
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1 week ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
Let the song rights purchases continue: Intercept Music has announced $50 million in fresh catalog funding, and “several initial acquisitions” are said to be in the works. According to the San Francisco-headquartered distributor and marketer, the sizable tranche resulted from a “private partnership.” Beyond this, Intercept Music didn’t provide too many details about the tie-up.
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1 week ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have officially launched an inquiry into “unfair and anticompetitive practices” in the live entertainment space.
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1 week ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
Warner Music Group (WMG) has reported another quarterly revenue slip – this time for 2025’s opening three months, when the major label suffered a “market share loss in China.”WMG posted its financials for 2025’s first quarter (the fiscal second quarter) this morning, pointing to about $1.48 billion in overall revenue. That represents a small decrease from the same period in 2024 and reflects dips in several categories.
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1 week ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
Bakar’s viral “Hell N Back” has crashed into a massive copyright infringement lawsuit for allegedly sampling a decades-old track without proper authorization. New York City-based Tuff City Records fired off the multifaceted complaint yesterday, naming as defendants not only Bakar, but Resnik Music Group, Sony Music UK, its Black Butter Records imprint, and others yet.
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1 week ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
Warner Music Group (WMG) is officially testing an app called WMG Pulse, which is said to provide artists and songwriters with real-time consumption data from streaming and social platforms. The major label disclosed its WMG Pulse beta today, pointing to north of 100 current users and plans for a wider rollout later in 2025. Importantly, the app is distinct from Warner Music’s long-anticipated superfan offering, which looks to be slowly but surely getting off the ground.
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1 week ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
A little over three years after acquiring Sound United, medical tech company Masimo Corporation is offloading its consumer audio unit in a $350 million deal with Samsung’s Harman International. Irvine-headquartered Masimo, having previously kicked off a strategic review of some non-core operations, confirmed the divestment in a brief release. As mentioned, the 36-year-old business only wrapped its Sound United buyout in April 2022.
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1 week ago | 
digitalmusicnews.com | Dylan Smith
Young Musicians Unite’s 2025 gala raised $1.6 million to support free music education for Miami-Dade students, according to organizers. 12-year-old Young Musicians Unite (YMU) reached out with word of the final fundraise total. The disco-themed gala itself took place at the Mana Wynwood on April 26th, attracting more than 700 attendees.
