News Live Nation just spent $16m on a management company and a promoter Sweden's SPG claimed some of the money - plus a mystery firm
Analysis Can Russia’s anti-piracy law revive the global music business? New copyright legislation gives industry players hope
News Universal appoints Vocanic’s Florian Jungbauer in Hong Kong office George Ash welcomes former Vocanic MD
News Simfy quits streaming music race in Germany as Spotify dominates Platform was born in 2010 and expanded abroad
News Spotify selling 3 months of ad-free music for less than $1 in the US Offer available for non-existing subscribers
News Grooveshark is no more – and says sorry to the music industry Major labels agree to settle with notorious copyright infringer
News Now BBC Radio 1’s playlist gatekeeper, Nigel Harding, is leaving the station… But unlike others, the Music Policy Executive isn't going to Apple
News Google, Amazon and Pandora join forces to fight music industry over royalty rates Powerful lobbying group ready to scrap on performance rights and radio
News Piracy wounded in Germany as ‘tracker’ sites taken down Trackers co-ordinate 'give and take' on torrent sites
News Apple poaches top producers from BBC Radio 1 for new Spotify rival Four producers set to join Zane Lowe at Cupertino giant, MBW understands
News Downloads down 12% in UK, albums down 5% – but streaming soars 81% Overall album sales fall 5.3% in unit terms
News Spotify’s Daniel Ek launches conference for ‘Brilliant Minds’. Tickets cost $2,900. Symposium Stockholm takes place between June 8-13
News Americans really don’t want to pay for music in their cars 80% of US drivers listening to free music say they would not be willing to pay in future
News Grooveshark faces possible $736m payout as Universal damages trial kicks off Sam Tarantino and Josh Greenberg face a jury today