News 'Article 13 would [open up] YouTube... to unmitigated liability and such a large financial risk, we would be forced to block huge amounts of video.' Analysis Merch is becoming a huge, and vital, component of artist careers News 'They have generously agreed to this, at what they believe will be much better terms than paid out previously by other major labels.' Analysis News UMG's current performance suggests that, with a strong Q4, it will turn over somewhere close to $7bn in the full year of 2018 Analysis News The starting pistols go off on the biggest music rights deal of the year News The investment will fund new locations across UK, US and Germany News Spotify has teamed up with nonprofit SoundGirls to create the database Analysis Sony and Universal still own around 6% of Spotify – and won't want to see the company's value crumble