News Neil Young pays tribute to ‘the greatest manager of all time’ Elliot Roberts 'This world is forever changed for me, for all who knew him and loved him.'
News Primary Wave Music Publishing acquires minority equity interest in Premier Music Group Premier was founded by former Downtown Co-Founders Josh Deutsch & Terence Lam
News Apple: Spotify pays ‘app tax’ on less than 1% of paid subscribers Apple responds to Spotify's app tax complaint
News BMG Production Music partners with Red Bull Media House Deal will see BMGPM represent the Sounds of Red Bull production music catalog worldwide
News Hipgnosis already owns over 5,000 songs – with another $1bn-plus of deals in its sights "We now have a pipeline of catalogs with an aggregate value in excess of £1 billion."
News The music industry is tackling streaming fraud with a pointless ‘Code’. It won’t work… but these ideas might. Penalties for artists, penalties for staff, more funding – why wasn't any of this in the industry's own policies?
News Spotify: We ‘overpaid’ songwriters and their publishers in 2018, and we would like our money back Technicality in CRB ruling means publishers now owe Spotify millions of dollars
News DEAG acquires majority stake in Michael Drieberg’s Swiss group of companies Music promoter expands market position in Switzerland
News The Jonas Brothers launch $599 limited edition vinyl subscription club via LA-based Vinyl Moon 'This is the first time the band has allowed their music to be released on vinyl'
News Warner’s Arts Music division launches imprint with TV producer Cloudco Entertainment Label to release original music from Hulu live-action series, Holly Hobbie
News Stream ripping site Convert2MP3, which had 684m visits over the past 12 months, has been shut down Legal action was coordinated by IFPI and BVMI in Germany
News The music industry just failed to fix streaming fraud with a toothless ‘Code of Conduct’ The industry has come together to pledge... nothing new, really
News Live Nation to integrate Augmented Reality ‘products’ into select festival apps Atlanta's Music Midtown festival will be first to offer an AR livestream and other features
News Derek Wells named Senior Director A&R/Production, Spirit Music Nashville Spirit has also formed a JV with Wells for his 2 Mix Music company
News Logic enters JV with Def Jam for new label BobbyBoy Records First artists to join the label are John Lindahl, Damian Lemar Hudson and Big Lenbo
News MelodyVR to livestream London’s Wireless Festival in virtual reality via new app Partnership follows new app and hardware announcement
Interviews JioSaavn: ‘We’re doing for music what Netflix did for movies.’ The service's CEO, Rishi Malhotra, discusses his company's uniqueness – and the power of parent company Jio