News Top-performing albums in the year included Adele, Daughter and Sampha Interviews Universal Music's CEO of Central Europe, Frank Briegmann, on his home territory's evolution News Universal Music Publishing and the NMPA give their take on crucial rates decision News Star's US performance rights will now be handled by for-profit org News Publishing's answer to Merlin is set to evolve rapidly in the second half of this year Interviews Live Nation's Denis Desmond on the growth of the company - and its role in developing new acts News Deal does not include ticketing operation formerly known as Crowdsurge News Leland Wayne leads songwriter chart compiled by Royalty Exchange for MBW