News YouTube Music poaches Warner’s Dan Chalmers to run EMEA Chalmers has worked for Warner for two decades – now he's off to join Lyor Cohen
Analysis Why spend $4.1bn on A&R? Because new artists are accelerating streaming’s growth. Some more good news for Lil Nas X and his contemporaries...
News Goldman Sachs says 1.15bn people will pay for music streaming by 2030, as it ups industry forecast 'Music In The Air' update brings optimistic news for record companies
News Live Nation invests in three female-led companies via first round of Women Nation Fund 'We started the Women Nation Fund to help expand the pool of female entrepreneurs in the live music space.'
News Lil Nas X rejected a $1 million-plus deal with Amuse before signing to Columbia Records 'My challenge would be: excuse me, what did Columbia actually do in this? He was doing millions of streams per day before they picked him up.'
News The world’s next pop superstar? Rosalía signs global deal with Universal Music Publishing Group 26 year-old Spanish singer, songwriter and producer is being tipped as next big thing
News Ole Obermann in surprise exit from Warner Music Group Chief Digital Officer exits after three years with major record company
News Austin Daboh quits Spotify – is he headed to Apple? Popular London-based exec joined Spotify from BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra in 2016
News Having raised $12.5m to date, Stem quits DIY distribution, increases its fees and focuses on ‘top performing artists’ Firm launches 'Stem Direct' which it says will super-serve VIP artists
News Can the major labels overcome these 5 threats in the years ahead? European revenues, piracy, and the growth in streaming platform strength are all challenges
News Warner buys indie hip-hop label Monsp Records in Finland Deal follows buyouts of Spinnin' Records and EMP by Warner in past two years
News Why did Lil Nas X sign to Columbia? Ron Perry’s Instagram profile helped. How the Columbia CEO & Chairman's Insta profile played a crucial role in the song of the summer
Interviews ‘Songwriters and publishers should never be an afterthought for digital services.’ Apple Music's global publishing head, Elena Segal, on the industry, those CRB appeals, and her career to date
News Spanish collection society SGAE, plagued by corruption claims, kicked out of global PRO body CISAC 'The Wheel' finally catches up with SGAE
News Dennis Dennehy leaves Interscope to join AEG Presents as Chief Communications Officer Exec has spent past two decades at esteemed record company – now a new challenge awaits