Interviews Lyor Cohen: ‘I’ve always had the gift of being self-assured.’ One of the most talked about execs of all time on the industry... and himself
News Warner launches new frontline label group under Elektra brand Elektra Music Group will be topped by Mike Easterlin and Gregg Nadel
News The major labels could block Spotify’s expansion into India due to direct licensing fallout Universal, Sony and Warner are "seriously considering" move in response to Spotify's direct licensing
Analysis Sony Music isn’t Robin Hood – it’s being much smarter than that Why Sony's generosity is a strategic play in light of growing artist power
Analysis News Revealed: How Sony’s $750m Spotify equity cash will be shared with artists and indie labels Unrecouped balances will be ignored by major in surprise move
News George Ergatoudis out at Spotify after two years – to join Apple Music British exec jumps to Spotify's arch rival service
Analysis Spotify must tread carefully if it wants to strike direct deals with artists The power of the major labels is not to be taken lightly for Daniel Ek
News Music publishers warn Spanish society they’ll dump it if it keeps up TV ‘scam’ SGAE under fire over 'The Wheel' scam; CISAC under fire for inaction
News A million new tracks are being uploaded to streaming service Napster every 6 weeks Bill Patrizio revealed intriguing stat at Midem last week
News Spotify market cap soars above $30bn in wake of news it’s directly licensing artists Share price jumped to $171.48 at bell on Friday (June 8)
Analysis News Songwriters got screwed by the Spotify equity bonanza. The industry has to ask itself questions. Writers aren't getting any money from Spotify stock sales. Is that okay?
News Sony/ATV: We’ll share Tencent equity profits with our songwriters MBW revealed that publisher is an equity holder yesterday
News Sony/ATV owns a stake in Tencent Music Entertainment Universal-owned EMI Group and Sony-owned EMI Music Publishing also have stakes
News Apple Music to shake up charts – with another new global division New department under Oliver Schusser will 'enable effective, data-driven conversations with labels and artists'
News Apple launches global music publishing division, headed by Elena Segal Oliver Schusser makes major global move a month after taking charge of platform in California