News YouTube predicts the BRIT Awards winners 2017 Streaming platform got three correct names out of eight (36.5%) last year
News Universal’s Republic Records launches luxury suitcases with TUMI The collection was revealed at Republic Record’s Grammy Awards event in LA earlier this week
News Ed Sheeran is now officially the biggest artist on Spotify worldwide The Warner-signed British artist has over 42m monthly listeners
News Spotify turns the tide for Katy Perry as she clocks up 18.5m streams Chained to the Rhythm is currently No.6 on Spotify’s Global Top 50 chart
News Capitol signs Migos via Quality Control and Motown JV Migos recently debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top 100 with their second album on QC titled C U L T U R E
News Michael Jackon’s Thriller certified 33x Diamond by the RIAA Jackson's overall worldwide record sales exceed 1 billion
News Sony/ATV signs worldwide publishing deal with Grammy-nominated songwriter Tori Kelly US singer and songwriter has worked with Max Martin and Ed Sheeran
News African music market set for growth as CISAC and ARIPO sign memorandum of understanding Agreement aims to strengthen copyright and improve revenue collection
News APRA AMCOS signs Pan-Asian deal with Sydney publisher Origin Music ORiGiN's catalogue includes music from Wally De Backer (aka Gotye), Cookin’ On Three Burners and James Morrison
News Universal second major to sign licensing deal with HD music firm MQA The deal follows a similar agreement made with Warner in May last year
News Ticketmaster now operating in 30 countries with the acquisition of Ticketpro As a result of the deal, Ticketpro CEO Serge Grimaux will be stepping down
News Ticketmaster hires David Marcus to helm new music division New division to join artist services operation OnTour, the Venues & Promoters ticketing segment and club ticket platform TicketWeb
News CBS Radio and Entercom to merge, creating $2bn US radio giant Known as Entercom, the combined company will provide 244 radio stations in 23 of the top 25 US markets
News Netflix signs exclusive music publishing deal with BMG The deal covers music featured in Netflix Originals series
News Flipagram sold to Chinese news app company Toutiao The deal aims to grow Flipagram’s customer base through recommendation and improve its in-app experience