News UK’s competition authority begins legal proceedings against ticket resale site Viagogo Action welcomed by FanFair Alliance
News Warner Music Group appoints Alfonso Perez-Soto as EVP Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Newly-created role increases investment in developing markets
Analysis News BMG revenues top $290m in first half of 2018, with recorded music making up over a third of sales Overall sales up 9.2% on a constant currency basis, says Hartwig Masuch
News YouTube Music arrives in 4 new countries – will India be next? Job ad in fast-growing region suggests that YouTube's platform might be on the way
News Spotify sells Student Plan at $0.99 for 3 months because ‘students have plenty of other things they want to spend their money on’ Discounted offer available for new users in the United States
News Another senior Spotify exec out as Graham James exits Dustee Jenkins leads Spotify's global comms from New York
News Warner taps into YouTube influencer network via new JV with Australia’s Born Bred Talent Born Bred Distribution will 'put influencers side by side with Warner Music’s roster of the hottest artists in the world'.
News Sentric Music acquires stake in Black Rock Black Rock founder Mark Lawrence to join Sentric executive team
News Sony Music and Michael Jackson Estate cleared of liability in “fake” vocals lawsuit Sony Music, Jackson’s Estate and MJJ Productions excused from suit
News Matador makes key US and UK hires Alex Keague-Davies named UK General Manager and Jake Whitener hired as Director of A&R
News Grammy-winning producers The Stereotypes launch joint publishing venture with eOne Company also inks direct publishing deal with Ray Charles McCullough II
News Caroline partners with manager Justin Goldman to launch label JustGold First signing is London-based singer Millie Go Lightly
News Sony Music hires Constance Williams as SVP and Head of Human Resources, Americas Exec brings experience from roles at Warner Media, American Express, Pepsi, Nabisco and Nielsen Media
News After Spotify, Ticketmaster inks deal with Samsung for voice assistant Bixby Samsung Galaxy Note9 users in North America can now use voice to search for events
News Glassnote Records signs UK artist Dylan Cartlidge for the world Singer, rapper and instrumentalist has worked with James Dring and St Francis Hotel