News Spotify to take action on ‘hateful’ content and conduct R. Kelly is one of the first artists to be affected by new policy
News Modern Sky to ship British producers to new Beijing studio Company partners with Stephen Budd Music after opening new facility in China
News Snapper Music bought out by managing director Frederick Jude London based label has a catalogue of over 12,000 songs
News Recording Academy names 16 people who will make up its diversity ‘task force’ Michele Anthony, Common, Julie Swidler and more join Tina Chen on panel
News Symphonic Distribution makes senior hires in New York and Los Angeles Nick Gordon joins from The Orchard alongside former Universal Music exec Jaime Feldman
News Rogers & Cowan acquires ITB Worldwide ITB will now join Octagon Sports and Entertainment Network of agencies
News BMG signs Dido ahead of fifth album release British artist’s previous long-standing record deal was with Sony Music
News Pulse Music Group acquires music supervision firm Hitcher Hitcher founder Joe Rangel named Head of Sync, Creative & Licensing at Pulse Music Group
News TIDAL accused of deliberately faking Kanye West and Beyoncé streaming numbers Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv spills jaw-dropping revelations
News Spotify to offer audio books after striking deal for 33 1/3 series Short books about popular albums will be made available on the streaming service
News Sony/ATV completes entire year at No.1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Company’s uninterrupted run at the top of the chart culminates with Drake achieving a fourth week at No.1
News SOCAN signs admin deal with Dutch Caribbean PRO Ducapro Ducapro to provide performance right administration services for music played on Dutch Caribbean Island radio stations
News Post Malone tops Drake’s streaming record in the US beerbongs & bentleys tallied over 288,000 streaming equivalent album sales (SEAs)
News Stuart Clumpas named Chairman of Live Nation New Zealand New leadership team in market for global concerts giant
News Warner has sold $400m of Spotify stock – and says it will share money with artists and label partners Steve Cooper confirms that three-quarters of shares have been cashed in