News Rostrum Records promotes Nicole Plantin to VP, A&R Previously, Plantin was Director, Writer Publisher Relations at BMI in Los Angeles
News Former Pandora and Sirius exec Chris Harrison named CEO of the Digital Media Association The Digital Media Association (DiMA) lobbies on behalf of companies including Google, Amazon, Apple, Pandora and Spotify
News Laura Mvula and Michael Kiwanuka make Ivors shortlist The list spans pop, soul, R&B, rock and electronic genres
News YouTube settlement helps push GEMA collections up 15% in 2016 Online income more than doubled to total €81.6m while money earned from hardware that hosts music increased 500% €97.9m
Interviews Why do major artists keep on breaking in Germany? Sony Music Entertainment GSA CEO Philip Ginthör discusses how Germany's structure makes it ripe for breaking new acts
News Google Play Music launches in India, undercuts Apple Apple’s streaming service arrived in India in July 2015, where Spotify has yet to launch
News Bucks and The Royalty Network enter into JV for UK band The Jacques Bristol band sign global publishing deal
News Could Spotify ‘IPO’ (without an IPO) as early as September? Streaming service reportedly considering a direct listing on the US exchange
News YouTube generates just 2.2% of Denmark’s growing recorded music business Denmark’s recorded music industry is up 9% on 2015 with total revenues tipping DKK 494 million ($70.8m)
News British artist Steven Wilson signs worldwide deal with Caroline International Wilson's fifth solo album will be released later this year
News Arts & Crafts signs renewed US distribution deal with Caroline Upcoming releases under the new deal include an album from Broken Social Scene
News ole concludes $20m in Q1 2017 acquisitions with Bell Media deal The multi-year partnership encompasses Bell Media's extensive in-house audio visual catalog of more than 12,000 tracks
News ASCAP reveals record-breaking revenue and distribution figures for 2016 Revenues tipped $1.059 billion last year, up 4.3% on 2015, while distributions to songwriter, composer and publisher members were up 5.6% to $918 million