Analysis Blog My music startup failed multiple times before we got it right. Here’s what I learned. Fanbytes co-founder Timothy Armoo on pivoting three times - and then succeeding
News Amy Thomson quits as manager of Swedish House Mafia after 14 years with DJ trio ATM Artists founder walks away from newly-reformed DJ trio
News Kanye West collaborator Noah Goldstein named SVP of A&R at Columbia Records Grammy-winning engineer takes executive role with Ron Perry's label
Blog The economics of the music industry’s mental health crisis Killing Moon's Ach Dhillon on the fragility of artists - and why protecting them makes business sense
News How successful are Spotify’s ‘direct’ artist signings? Chartmetric report compares DIY artists with major label signings
News Universal Music Sweden appoints Jael Steinberg as Head of International Sony Music exec jumps to rival to take up new position in Nordics
News PRS poaches Google’s Sami Valkonen, hires more senior staff Claire Jarvis hired from Sky, Barney Hooper joins from AEG and Rachael Naylor promoted
News AEG Presents promotes Simon Jones to Senior Vice President Live Music International Newly created role further builds on AEG Presents' global presence
News Pandora Plus subscriptions given away with T-Mobile tariffs in the US T-Mobile also inks deal with Live Nation for discounted tickets and other perks
News BMG signs Richard Ashcroft for new solo album, out in October Natural Rebel will be released on Ashcroft's own label via BMG
News CD Baby now publishes over a million songs – and says it’s ‘helping solve the industry’s publishing problem one songwriter at a time’ US-based company first moved into publishing space five years ago
News Universal signs YouTube star Lele Pons to global recordings deal Pons has more than 10m subscribers on YouTube
News Sony/ATV strengthens European Digital and International Business Affairs team Publisher promotes Jenny Lambert and Moses Martiny, and hires Mika Partanen
Interviews ‘We are continuing to invest in ways for artists to build alternative revenue opportunities’ Vivien Lewit, Global Head of Artist Services at YouTube and Google Play Music, discusses her beginnings in music and the business
News Amazon Music hires Andre Stapleton as Head of US Label Relations Exec joins Amazon from Sony Music Entertainment