News UK’s Competition Authority could pursue ‘rapid action’ against Viagogo if court order has been breached The secondary ticketing site was required to make changes to its business practices by midnight, January 17
News Germany streaming numbers up by over 40% in 2018, as CD sales drop 23% Streaming numbers hit a new all time record high of 79.5 billion
News Sony set to make King’s Cross the UK’s epicenter of recorded music "The new Sony office will be right in the artistic hub of King's Cross."
News Scottish investment firm Baillie Gifford owns nearly 10% of Spotify – a stake worth over $2bn The company had acquired 9.7% of Spotify's common stock by December 31
News Cross-industry letter urges EU policymakers to make ‘urgent changes’ to new draft of Article 13 Organizations to have signed the letter include the IFPI and IMPALA
News YouTube Music sponsors BRIT Awards, calling show a ‘lightning rod for artist successes’ 'We’ve been the international livestream partner for the previous five years and have delivered some incredible numbers.'
News Live music industry execs team up to launch the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) Members include promoters for Adele, Arcade Fire, Björk, Bruce Springsteen, and Ed Sheeran
Interviews Ditto: ‘We have the same level setup as a major – but we offer better deals.’ Founder Lee Parsons says Ditto label services revenues grew 30% last year in new MBW interview
News Amazon Prime has 101 million US subscribers 62% of US Amazon customers are Prime members, says report
News How much money did Fortnite make last year? Free-to-play title generated more than any other game in history during 2018
News Nicole Carbone-Rogers joins ASCAP as Senior Vice President and Head of Events Carbone-Rogers was previously Head of Experiential Marketing & Live Production at Pandora
News A2IM renews contract of CEO Richard James Burgess and hires Andrea Pagnanelli as General Manager Chase Varga has also been hired as A2IM’s new Marketing Manager
News Michele Nadelman joins Warner Bros. Records as CFO Nadelman joins WBR following 12 years at Concord Music
News BDi Music signs Æ MAK to exclusive worldwide publishing deal Æ MAK and collaborator Lullahush play Eurosonic 2019 on Friday January 18
