News Steve Redmond appointed SVP of Global Corporate Comms at BMG Exec will report directly into Hartwig Masuch in new role
News Fiction’s Lisa Ward joins Red Light Management in London Exec spent ten years at Universal before joining James Sandom's team
News Which Universal exec got a $24m pay-off when they left the building? Phantom share scheme rewards senior male figure
News Universal’s D2C boss Russel Coultart leaving the major, say sources Former EMI exec implemented a new in-house system at UMG
News Amazon Music to stream Macklemore concert for free Show will be available free for non-Prime subscribers
News UMG and XL dominate the BRIT Awards as Adele rules ceremony Universal winners include Tame Impala, Justin Bieber and James Bay
News Danger Mouse leaves UMPG to sign global publishing deal with Kobalt Richard Sanders and Sas Metcalfe praise Gnarls Barkly man
News Sony Music opens Nigeria office as it expands across Africa Major hires Michael Ugwu as General Manager in the region
News New York investor takes ‘major position’ in PledgeMusic D2C e-commerce site gets more backing from Magna Entertainment
Analysis Blockbuster artists increased their share of streaming cash in 2015 Justin Bieber, Drake and The Weeknd did very nicely on Spotify
News Canada is now giving the music biz $30m a year. Will the UK follow suit? British Columbia joins Ontario, giving rights-holders and venues $15m
News Grimes signs to Sony/ATV’s new JV, leaving behind Kobalt deal Jack Antonoff company Rough Customer welcomes first client
News This company thinks it can turn music pirates into paying customers Retune looks to 'generate large-scale click-through' for rights-holders
News Taylor Swift’s 1989 led Universal’s 10 biggest money-makers last year UMG now judges its biggest records on revenue, not unit sales