News SoundExchange paid out $264m in Q3 – its biggest quarter in two years CMO is on course to pay out around $900m to rights-holders this year
Analysis Interviews So… how DO you break an artist in the streaming age? Atlantic's Ben Cook explains his label's launch of fast-rising UK star Anne-Marie
Analysis What’s happened to global market share since Universal bought EMI? What's happened to UMG, Sony, Warner and the indies over the past four years?
Interviews Can Vevo find a model that works – and make the music business rich? CEO Erik Huggers explains his vision. Are you convinced?
News Alex Branson leaves INgrooves after 8 years – where next? MBW understands that exec is a free agent
Analysis Why has Universal lost market share this year? French media company's CFO and CEO explain where UMG's sales have gone
News What does Universal want from its new deal with Spotify? Vivendi boss Arnaud de Puyfontaine hints at UMG's must-haves
News Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights sued by US commercial radio body MBW understands renowned lawyer Daniel Petrocelli now representing GMR
News Spotify co-founders own an estimated $1.8bn stake in company Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon have a lot to gain from an IPO
News Metallica just put their entire new album on YouTube for free Surprise move from heavy rock band with every track available to play
Analysis Is this the UK’s breakthrough artist of 2017? Sony is backing Rag'N'Bone Man to become a global smash next year
News Todd Moscowitz launches JV with Universal, Cold Heat Records Ex-Warner Bros and 300 exec teams up with Lucian Grainge
Analysis Why Lucian Grainge is enjoying his best ever year as boss of Universal Streaming ensures record revenues and Q3 profitability for Vivendi owned business
News Streaming revenue has already topped $1bn at Universal this year Streaming on course to top $1.5bn before the end of 2016
News BMG claims ‘Europe’s breakthrough act of the summer’ – with artist dropped by UMG and Warner LP's Lost On You shoots up the charts across the EU