News BMG buys control of Chess Records publishing company ARC Repertoire includes Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys and Howlin Wolf classics
News Universal’s VP of Digital Business Development Pat Shah joins Spotify Shah worked at EMI and then UMG for five years
News Prolifica Management expands with new writer/producer division Adam Parylak to head up new operation
News The Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dies aged 67 Frey co-wrote Hotel California, as well as many other hits
Analysis News Even Adele can’t stop ‘old’ albums outselling new artist releases Catalogue trumps current album sales in historic milestone for the music biz
News Sweden’s 100 biggest songs of 2015: Universal claims 42%, Sony on 32% Major Lazer out in front, Ellie Goulding at No.2
Analysis Can SoundCloud actually afford to take on Spotify? Why SoundCloud's running costs leave it exposed - unless it can crack the subscription game
News Concord Bicycle Music buys again in double label acquisition George Jones's later albums included in deal
News Finally, SoundCloud signs a licensing deal with Universal Lucian Grainge 'We have long embraced empowering entrepreneurs and innovative services'
News David Bowie’s Blackstar has been out of stock at Amazon since Monday World's biggest retailer is struggling to fill its stock lines
Analysis Only two of last year’s biggest hits were written without outside help. Guess who? Hozier and Fetty Wap are going to be enjoying those royalty cheques for some time to come
News Martin Bandier to remain boss of Sony/ATV as he signs new deal 74-year-old signs deal rumoured to be worth $7m a year
Analysis How One Direction’s ticket sales dwarfed their recorded music income in 2015 British boyband grossed over $300m on primary and secondary markets, MBW estimates
News David Bowie RIP – 1947-2016 David Robert Jones passes, just after the release of his 25th studio album