News Ex-YouTube exec Stefan Baumschlager joins Record Bird as it raises six-figure sum Former Rdio and Last.fm exec hired as Head of Growth
News Spotify acquires 4th company in past 3 months – and looks set to buy more Company hires M&A specialist Sheila Spence after buying Niland in France
News Niall Horan signs publishing deal with Downtown Music Publishing Downtown was also the admin partner of One Direction
News Spotify revenues topped $3bn in 2016, with losses above $330m – report If correct, figures would mean losses growing faster than revenues
News It’s official: BMG paid $103m for Broken Bow Records and its parent Bertelsmann-owned company splashed $136m on acquisitions in 2016
News UK mechanical society MCPS signs new long-term agreement with PRS For Music 'The MCPS business is in a much better position than it was in 2013 and this is a brand new relationship with PRS for Music'
News Spotify now officially has more UK listeners than BBC Radio 1 Radio 1's weekly audience has declined by more than 2m people in past 5 years
News SiriusXM’s Pandora buyout could be back on – report New York Post report suggests streaming's big buyout might be back on
News Dionnee Harper and Marsha St. Hubert named SVPs of Urban Marketing at Atlantic Duo have both joined label more than 10 years ago
News Goldman Sachs admits misplaced faith in Pandora Sachs’ analyst Heath Terry removes company from Goldman’s Americas Conviction List
News Merlin agrees multi-year licensing deal with HD music firm MQA Deal with indie label body follows similar agreements with Universal and Warner
News Sony/ATV upgrades royalty portal, plans to launch app Martin Bandier hails new tech as offering an "unsurpassed level of transparency"
News Spotify relaunches its three-months-for-$1 subscription promotion Offer adds to other recent discounts with Capital One and New York Times
News 300 Entertainment hires BMG’s Mark Robinson as Head of Business and Legal Affairs Exec previously led BMG's successful legal case against Cox Communications