News Downtown promotes Steve Markland to SVP A&R in Nashville Publisher celebrates a successful four years in Nashville
News Global recorded music industry revenues grew 8.1% in 2017 to reach $17.3bn Industry hits highest point since back in 2007
News Universal signs international deal with Chinese star Kris Wu Deal covers the world excluding Japan and Korea
News J Cole breaks both Apple Music and Spotify’s day one stream record in the US… with some surprising numbers Spotify obtains 36.7m US streams from KOD on day one. Apple Music gets 64.5m.
News Apple Music set to bulk up in Nashville as Jay Liepis moves to Music City Exec has been with Apple for more than 13 years
News Tencent Music readies for $25bn IPO in the US – report China-based streaming service said to be interviewing potential banks over the next month with plans to float in the US
Interviews ‘We will pay significant sums for the right deals – but we do best with artists who want their legacies properly valued.’ Primary Wave's Larry Mestel on the evolution of his company - and its $400m+ spending power
Analysis How streaming will continue to change everything in the music business Denis Simms takes a long view on how the 'customisable services' model, combined with new tech, will affect the industry's future
News Live Nation acquires majority stake in New Zealand’s Rhythm and Vines Festival New Year's event becomes part of US-based giant's portfolio
News Rob Pascoe promoted to General Manager at Virgin EMI Pascoe has worked on campaigns for the likes of Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, The Killers and Fall Out Boy
News Patrick Moxey signs Italian pianist Alessandro Martire to Ultra International Publishing 'Patrick didn’t even give us a chance to start a bidding war, he was on Alessandro so fast'
News Facebook signs music licensing deals with Merlin, Beggars Group, [PIAS] and Ingrooves Agreements follow similar deals with Universal and Warner
News Tixserve partners with Ireland’s largest indie ticket provider tickets.ie tickets.ie processes 2.7 million tickets annually for entertainment events across Ireland including sports, arts, music and theatre
Blog ‘Everyone who comes into the venue should feel like they’ve had the time of their lives’ Bradley Thompson, MD of Broadwick Venues, on Printworks and more
News Official: Vivendi is exploring potential IPO of Universal Music Group 'We have started work that will allow us to present the benefits of a potential listing of UMG'