He built a music empire that generated wealth for investors and creators alike, and after taking an extended holiday, he is back to do it his way all over again with a new enterprise, a book, and even a music festival.
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June 10, 2019
by Martin Melhuish
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May 31, 2019
by External Source
In the most recent Celebrity Access feature, In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc, global music titan Merck Mercuriadis tackles a thorny and ofte
May 12, 2019
by FYI Staff
Re: Sound and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) say they are ready to launch a B2B joint venture known as En
May 12, 2019
by FYI Staff
American singer, songwriter, and producer Linda Perry is at the helm of the Canadian Music Publishers Association’s new mentorship program, Women i
May 10, 2019
by Nick Krewen
Eurythmics co-founder and Grammy-winning songwriter, recording artist and producer David A. Stewart joins Merck Mercuriadis and Nile Rodgers' Hipgnosis Songs Ltd. and sells them his thousand-plus song catalogue.
May 7, 2019
by FYI Staff
Performance rights org Re:Sound reports preliminary figures show income for 2018 has topped $50M with foreign income up 38 percent over 2017.
April 24, 2019
by FYI Staff
Quebec-born music industry executive and entrepreneur Merck Mercuriadis, former manager of globally successful recording artists such as Elton John
April 22, 2019
by FYI Staff
The big ticket deal will undoubtedly enhance eOne's bottom line in an era of declining mechanical royalties. The UK-based Audio Network has ownership of 150K+ copyrights and a global presence in the lucrative media synchronizations sectors.
March 22, 2019
by FYI Staff
The Nickelback leader (pictured), a global pop smash, and a prolific film composer are amongst those to be honoured at the 30th anniversary gala in Toronto on April 1.
March 1, 2019
by External Source
The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency, Ltd.
February 21, 2019
by External Source
A rising tide of Canadian music success around the world has helped to create a buoyant year for Canada's songwriters, composers and publishers, ad
November 14, 2018
by FYI Staff
Toronto-based global rights company ole Media Management has announced its co-founder Robert Ott is to be succeeded by entertainment industry veter