News YouTube is investing $60m in a new music biz venture – sources New project follows Google's investment in 300 Entertainment in 2013
News UK record industry overtakes Germany in IFPI’s global rankings Wholesale figures, including sync, far well for the Brits
News YouTube: Music biz safe harbor attack is ‘not supported by the facts’ "Any claim that the DMCA safe harbors are responsible for a 'value gap' for music on YouTube is simply false"
Analysis YouTube’s dreaming of a $40bn record business. Just a ‘fantasy free-for-all’? Does YouTube's lofty prediction for the music industry hold any water?
Analysis The average music streaming subscriber is paying less than $1 a week And if you think that sounds low, you should see the YouTube stats...
News Daniel Ek warns Sweden that Spotify may be forced to grow elsewhere "We must consider whether to expand more in other countries instead of Sweden"
News YouTube under fire as streaming grows by almost $1bn in a year Global music market up 3.2% in 2015, says IFPI
News UMG’s Jeremy Erlich moves inside Interscope Geffen A&M Exec spent last five years heading up UMG's corporate strategy team
News Universal’s US classical music boss Elizabeth Sobol exits Exec joined UMG in 2013, hired by Max Hole
News Universal now has a Chief Tech Officer: Gracenote founder Ty Roberts Executive has also worked at Apple, ION Music and Pixar
News Warner leaves Universal to fight VK alone as it settles out of court Sony settled with social networking site last year
News Universal Music Group is ‘out of contract’ with YouTube – sources Sony and Warner are set to follow suit in the coming months - ready for a summer showdown
Analysis Ad-funded streaming income trebles as Australian music market grows 5% Digital takes 61% of market - as download continues to dominate
News Apple Music’s biggest swipe at Spotify yet: Drake’s exclusive new album 'Thank you Apple Music - always, man'
News Warner edges out Sony and Universal in 2015’s blockbuster singles list But Universal takes half of Albums Top 10 placements