Concord Music Publishing Buys Stake in Pulse Music Group, Forming New Joint Venture

Myke Towers (real name: Michael Torres) has come a long way since he released his debut studio album El Final del Principio in 2016, a production that solely put his rap skills and underground hip-hop sound on the map.

Taylor Swift has a lot to look forward to in 2020 with the first important event being the release of her documentary, Miss Americana. Ahead of the Netflix documentary release, we got a small glimpse into what to expect from it through a refreshing trailer.

CAA has established a new internal board, the CAA Board, which will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the agency and is meant to guide its growth and new strategy.The board will be comprised of representatives from across the agency's divisions, including sports, music, motion pictures, television, brand consulting, and diversity and inclusion.

Beyoncé has signed a new global agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, covering the iconic artist and businesswoman's entire song catalog, stretching back to seminal hits from her start with Destiny's Child.

The country music television network that started the “Next Women of Country” franchise is now promising to be “Half Women of Country.” CMT announced Tuesday that all of its music video programming blocks will consist of 50% female artists from here on out.

Beyoncé has signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Variety has learned.

Veteran talent buyer Dave Poe and Oakland-based music group Ineffable Music have partnered for a new joint venture called Patchwork Presents to book and promote shows across the country. Patchwork Presents will be led by Poe and has already entered into a deal to oversee talent buying duties for The Criterion in Oklahoma City, a state of the art 3,500-capacity venue.

Asian private equity firm, FountainVest Partners has acquired a significant minority stake in Chinese film ticketing and distribution firm Maoyan Entertainment in a deal worth about $134 million dollars. Maoyan listed its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in an IPO last year.

GR6, one of the largest record labels in Brazil, has signed an exclusive global distribution deal with Ingrooves Music Group.The new agreement represents an expansion into Brazil by the international music marketing services and distribution company, a division of Universal Music Group.

Looking to streamline costs, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. on Wednesday announced a joint venture that will see the two Hollywood studios share distribution duties for their physical DVDs in North America.The partnership intends to commence in early 2021, pending regulatory approval.

Universal and Warner Bros. — facing the continued deterioration of physical disc sales — want to pool their DVD distribution businesses under a major new deal.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Grammy-winning Latin producer Rudy Pérez has signed a joint venture with Spirit Music Group, one of the world’s leading global independent music publishing companies, Billboard reveals exclusively today (Jan. 14).