News Warner nabs Polydor France boss Julien Creuzard to run Elektra in Paris Exec has also previously worked for Capitol and UMPG
News Now Warner Music makes virtual reality move with Digital Domain Greater China agreement signals wider commitment to VR from major
News Spotify quashes Apple Music’s family plan advantage with $14.99 offer Up to six people can enjoy premium on a single account for $2.50 a month each
News YouTube Red (and Google Play Music) goes cheap with sub-$1 deal Meanwhile, Spotify reveals new $9.99 for three months deal
News Spotify revenues topped $2bn last year as losses hit $194m Payouts to the music business grew 85% to $1.8bn
News Streaming now represents 27% of album ‘sales’ in the UK market And streaming now counts for two-thirds of all singles 'sales'
News David Joseph, Geoff Travis and music biz figures urge UK to stay in Europe Sandie Shaw, Jonathan Shalit and Paloma Faith back Remain campaign
Analysis YouTube is paying less than £0.0009 per stream to UK record labels MBW calculates per-stream rates from new BPI data - and it's not joyous reading
News Pot plants, pond life and Shaun Ryder’s nine-incher: The best quotes from the Ivor Novellos 2016 Damon Albarn, Jim Kerr, Alan McGee and others deliver the goods
News Spotify’s own playlists are paying out $1m a day to the music business A billion streams a week taking place on the likes of Today's Top Hits
News Google’s role in music piracy is much bigger than it first appears Search engines were responsible for 46% of traffic to illegal streaming sites last year
News Spotify hires Francis Keeling to head up global licensing Widely respected exec left Universal after 14 years last month
News Tom March and Ben Mortimer named co-Presidents of Polydor Records Duo join the label where Lucian Grainge made his name
News Pandora’s own biggest shareholder gives damning verdict on company Tim Westergren under fire from Corvex, which owns 10% in business
News Independent publishers fight against market concentration – and for more streaming cash Annette Barrett and Pierre Mossiat explain IMPF's mission