News Recorded music sales up in Sweden as streaming revenue grows 10% Streaming claims 86% of territory, with download on just 2%
News Top Spotify sales exec Jonathan Forster exits company British exec parts ways with company he joined in 2007
News Chrysalis Records hires Domino’s John Dyer as Managing Director Newly-independent indie also hires Dermot James
News Shaurav D’Silva launches new imprint with Warner Bros Records UK Respected UK A&R has been with 3Beat for four years
News Spotify hires Universal’s Rob Harvey to head up US label relations Republic/Island Top 40 boss moves to digital company
News Deezer UK hires new Head of Content and Editorial in London Roman Tagoe joins company from Time Out
News Apple Music now has 17 million subscribers, after securing 70 exclusives Spotify is outpacing the growth of its rival
News Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries takes ‘exclusive control’ of Deezer New French competition report reveals ownership structure
News Apple hires Universal’s Brian Rose as David Hawkes steps up at UMG Rose has been with UMG for 13 years, Hawkes for 14 years
News Sony slashed 60% of EMI Publishing staff after historic $2.2bn buyout Sony documents show heavy job losses at historic major company
News Universal spent $38m on restructuring in the first half of 2016 UMG completes move away from 'US'/'rest of the world' global setup
Interviews ‘Artists are complicated people. You’ve got to be sensitive to that.’ Big Life's Tim Parry on breaking a big act worldwide - and missing Jazz Summers
Analysis Major labels generated $5bn in first half of 2016 – as Universal took lion’s share Universal's streaming market share is greater than its overall holding
News PPL slashes anti-piracy spending as annual collections rise to £197m BPI contributions cut by a million as staff costs grow by £1.3m
Analysis Spotify’s competitors turn up the heat as Amazon readies its rival Pandora, Amazon, Vevo and others keen to launch new features over the coming months