News Warner’s ADA takes care of A2IM member fees for independent labels ADA's clients include Epitaph, Matador, Mute, Nettwerk, Sub Pop and Secretly Canadian
News BMG is battling for two No.1 chart spots in the UK and Germany Rick Astley and Max Giesinger in contention to top rankings this Friday
News Mike McCormack replaces Paul Connolly as MD of UMPG in the UK Connolly had been with the company for 28 years before today's announcement
Analysis News Apple Music turns up heat on Spotify with 15m subscribers Platform is now on the way to paying music biz $1bn every year
News Amazon is launching a fully-fledged Spotify rival within months Another $9.99-per-month service is on the way - closely tied to Amazon Echo
Analysis Apple takes its Chance to show up the music biz… as Google licks its lips As a self-release storms the chart, what does the future hold for major rights-holders?
News Spotify hunts for Head of Songwriter Relations as publishing exec exits Troy Carter to oversee new role - James Duffett-Smith leaving business
News Spotify slates Apple’s ‘app tax’ cost reduction and iOS transparency 'Unless Apple changes its rules, price flexibility is prohibited'
Interviews Universal has a radical solution for dwindling movie music budgets Major is going to pay for use of its own music - then get its money back
News Michael Smith promoted to EVP of Sony Music UK Lawyer has led Simon Cowell, Red Essential, Insanity and Black Butter deals
News Universal’s Rich Castillo returns to UK with Polydor New-look label welcomes exec from UMG's Canada base
Interviews ‘The greatest asset a manager can give an artist is honesty’ Meet Peter Rudge: the Vector man looks after James and has managed The Rolling Stones
News Pascal Nègre reveals why he exited Universal Music Group Vincent Bollore didn't renew veteran's contract