Analysis News Sony Music earned $1.2bn from streaming platforms in 2016 Major label is now generating around $167k every hour from Spotify, Apple Music et al
News Ben Vaughn promoted to President of Warner/Chappell Nashville Popular exec joined Jon Platt's publisher in 2011 from EMI
Analysis News SoundExchange payouts grew 10% to a record $884m last year Organization distributed nearly half a billion dollars in second half of 2016
News SOCAN revenues grew 8% in 2016 as it paid out over $200m to songwriters and publishers Society breaks records, but income-to-distribution ratio increases
News After 15 years of decline, France’s recorded music market returns to growth Stéphane Le Tavernier celebrates the beginning of a turnaround story for the global industry
Analysis How Facebook can go from villain to hero: Pinch Vevo from YouTube Why the music business's own video channel could be the key to helping Mark Zuckerberg
News BMG paid $100m for Broken Bow in ‘significant milestone’ for its business Buyout gives company a strategic recordings foothold in Nashville
News BMG beats majors to acquire Jason Aldean label Broken Bow BMG launches recorded music operation in Nashville through buyout
News Google generated $90bn last year, 6 times more than the global recorded music business Google turned over $89.5bn in 2016, with more than $79bn coming from ads
News HMV Canada to close 102 stores as it goes under owing $43m Labels and movie studios set to miss out on payment as firm meets sad end
News Facebook poaches key YouTube exec Tamara Hrivnak as global music strategy boss Former Warner exec will head up company's music business development worldwide
News Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd saw revenues grow 10% last year Publisher's UK sales topped £53m in 12 months to end of March 2016
News Sony International boss Edgar Berger exits after 12 years Exec joined Sony in 2005 from Bertelsmann
Interviews ‘Traditional music publishing doesn’t help artists at a certain level’ How Sentric Music has built up over a decade to offer songwriters a different route to success
Interviews News Justin Tranter: ‘Being an artist sucks. I’m just going to be honest…’ Justin Tranter, one of modern pop's go-to songwriters, tells it how it is...