News Spotify: We have ‘no evidence’ that Facebook messages were accessed Streaming company responds to a New York Times story about Facebook data sharing agreements
News André de Raaff’s CTM Publishing buys Derek Bramble publishing catalog CTM has signed a number of new deals in the UK via its partnership with publisher Steve Lewis
News Martin Bandier says he’s leaving Sony/ATV in ‘the greatest shape possible’ in final year-end memo to staff Bandier sent a wide-ranging final note to staff ahead of his departure in March 2019
News Spotify share price falls to all-time low of $125.55 as market cap hits $22.7bn Firm's market cap has fallen by more than $12bn since late July
News Partisan Records appoints Sara Dempsey as Director of Sales Dempsey joins Partisan from ABKCO, where she was Associate Vice President of Sales & Marketing
News Justin Tranter and A&R exec Katie Vinten launch Facet Records in partnership with Warner Bros. Vinten will also serve as A&R consultant to Warner Bros. and Warner/Chappell Music
News Tencent Music starts trading on New York Stock Exchange, raises $1.1bn Tencent Music started trading on the NYSE with an initial share price of $13
News Superstar Helene Fischer scores top-selling album in Germany for 5th time in 6 years The top 3 best-selling albums in Germany in 2018 were released by Universal-signed artists
News AWAL expands into Canada with new Toronto office The company has also announced open roles in marketing, client relations, A&R and more to be based in the new office
News Sony Music launches its own streaming service in Japan The new service is called Mora Qualitas and will be powered by Rhapsody's Napster platform
News Digital distributor Ditto Music to launch Coffee chain across UK Ditto Coffee will sell physical music and host in-store performances
News Zach Katz to leave BMG; company to change US business structure in 2019 Katz revealed in a note to his US team that he will leave the company to take up a new role in early 2019
News RCA Records promotes Camille Yorrick to EVP, Creative Content Yorrick will oversee RCA’s creative content development in the visual space
News UPDATE: Primary Wave buys Sly & The Family Stone writer income stream The catalog includes No.1 hits Everyday People, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) and Family Affair
News Deezer partners with Triton Digital ‘to deliver more value’ for advertisers Deezer has launched mobile programmatic audio advertising through the partnership