News Vivendi unveils four new venues in Africa – with links to UMG The theatres are part of the CanalOlympic network that first arrived in the Cameroon capital Yaounde last year
News Sonos boss John McFarlane steps down as firm fights Amazon Echo Patrick Spence takes over as CEO
News Paradigm brings AM Only and Windish Agency in-house AM Only CEO Paul Morris and Windish Agency Founder Tom Windish will continue their leadership roles within Paradigm
News Sony spends £86m on 50% stake in Simon Cowell’s Syco Holdings Major bolsters its share to 75% in Simon Cowell's label, touring and TV company
News iHeartRadio launches Spotify rival… and it’s a bit of a mouthful iHeartRadio All Access powered by Napster costs $9.99 a month
News Tidal launches ‘master-quality’ streaming with MQA The format is available worldwide for subscribers to the premium HiFi tier
News UMG France exec Alexandre Deniot named Midem Director Deniot replaces Bruno Crolot who left after five years in July 2015
News Why Sub Pop’s founder quit the music industry – and what he thinks of it today Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt gives a no-holds-barred account on the music industry today
News Pandora rolls out new visual mobile ads The adverts were trialled during a pilot phase with select beta partners last year
News Warner Music veteran named Amazon’s Director Of Ticketing Peryer spent over four years at Warner Music after joining as CEO, Artist Arena, in 2012
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News Spotify launches biggest ever global marketing campaign in 14 territories Campaign arrives at the same time as its resurrected €/£/$ 0.99 for three months deal
News Taylor Swift gets her own channel on AT&T’s streaming TV service Channel is part of a multi-year deal signed earlier this year
News Beyonce single Daddy Lessons lands on Spotify and Apple Music Re-record of Lemonade track Daddy Lessons breaks out of Tidal exclusive
News Ole Obermann officially appointed to head Business Development at Warner Exec joins after a decade at Sony Music Entertainment