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
News Adele and Mumford & Sons agent Lucy Dickins leaves ITB to join WME Respected exec leaves ITB, which was co-founded by her father Barry, after more than 20 years
News Warner Bros. Records is no longer Warner Bros. Records Warner Records is born – with a brand new logo
News Sony makes major hip-hop move in Germany, inking Selfmade deal and hiring Elvir Omerbegovic Omerbegovic named President of Urban Music, Sony Music Germany
Analysis Record labels are spending more and more on signing (and paying) artists… How the record business's new-age economics are really starting to show
News Universal holds preliminary sale talks with Tencent – but is slow deal progress a danger sign? Bloomberg report says 'some private equity investors balk at the high price and slow pace of the deal'