News Warner/Chappell climbs to 12% global share of publishing as indies rule sector News Could Daniel Ek be in for a $1.3bn payday when his company goes public? News Spinnin' Records is believed to be selling to a major for around $100m News Elsewhere, Allyson Cherny-Weston has joined from Sony as Vice President of Brand Partnerships Analysis On the conundrum faced by major labels as they throw sticks at Google News Warner CEO Steve Cooper suggests the major had little choice thanks to safe harbor laws News Finetunes and Phonofile to become wholly owned subsidiaries of The Orchard News New solo material will be released independently later this year