News Sony strengthens operations in Asia and Middle East, as Shridhar Subramaniam takes new President role Major makes moves in India, China, Korea and beyond
Analysis News The Grammys fallout gets more shocking every day – but how relevant is the show to the modern record business? MBW research suggests the famed 'Grammy bump' is weakening
News Downtown buys independent services company FUGA Deal comes 10 months after Downtown swooped for CD Baby owner AVL
Interviews ‘You have to be understanding of the multiple pressures artists are under.’ Ed Howard’s roster of artists at Asylum have changed the face of global pop. But what’s his philosophy on A&R – and how has it led to such an extraordinary hit rate?
News Hip-hop is still growing – with over 50% of the USA’s Top 100 streaming tracks of 2019 Genre's dominance of Stateside charts showing no sign of slowing down
Analysis News SoundCloud, with more than 200m tracks on its platform, saw 12-monthly revenue run-rate top $200m last year Company gives update on 2019 as 2018 results are laid bare
News Universal poaches Spotify’s head in Japan to run Digital Strategy in market Streaming now claims over 12% of Japan's recorded music market
News Even Justin Bieber’s Spotify-gaming fans can’t unseat Dance Monkey as the world’s favorite song Smash hit single is on course to top a billion Spotify streams in the next three weeks
Analysis Music streaming needs to change. Is Amazon already ahead of the curve? Recent UK report suggests that Jeff Bezos company might be delivering the future of streaming today
News War Is Over: Spotify and Warner Chappell sign global licensing deal – including India Landmark case ends in a fresh deal between Spotify and Warner Chappell
Analysis US streams topped a trillion last year. But is a superstar recession looming? How, collectively, the world's biggest megastars are losing streaming market share in the United States
News UK lawyer Kieran Jay joins Harbottle & Lewis to head up Music department "Harbottle & Lewis has an excellent and established reputation, and the move offers me a great platform to expand my practice further.”
News Concord buys majority stake in pop publisher Pulse in $100m+ deal "This collaboration instantly makes Concord a leader in the frontline pop, hip-hop and R&B publishing world."
News First Access lawyers warn that Lil Peep lawsuit could leave music companies as ‘full-time babysitters for artists’ FAE argues it only agreed to an "arm's length" business arrangement with late rapper