News Sometimes, artists turn their back on the music business for good reason The music industry has long felt disappointed by artists who want to halt their careers. Perhaps, says Peter Robinson, we should listen to them more often...
News Stephanie Karten joins Armada Music as US-based A&R Director Karten was previously Director of A&R and Digital at Robbins Entertainment
News Ben Larsen promoted to SVP, International Marketing for Warner Bros. Records Larsen was most recently WBR’s VP of International Marketing
News BASCA changes name to The Ivors Academy Organization uniting all its activities under the name of the Ivor Novello Awards
Interviews Rising UK star Sam Fender’s debut album ‘will be talked about for years’ Polydor's Co-Presidents Ben Mortimer and Tom March on working with the 2019 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award winner, Sam Fender
Interviews ‘Market dominance is unhealthy for consumers and rightsholders’ Songtrust's Molly Neuman discusses the state of the publishing sector, direct deals and gender parity in music
News Warner Music Group signs deal for records made by an algorithm A sound app called Endel has become the first-ever algorithm to release music via major label
News Dickon Stainer takes over Verve Label Group in reshuffle as Danny Bennett exits UMG Label group will now have a global artist development and marketing strategy
News A stark warning for record labels: UK industry revenues FELL after inflation in 2018 Despite 34.9% rise in subscription money, 2018 carried some major concerns for UK labels
News BTS label Big Hit Entertainment banks $44.5m net profit in 2018 – report Company's revenue increased 132% year-on-year
Interviews Zane Lowe on why Apple Music is ‘in the storytelling business’ – and why Billie Eilish is ‘magic’ The Apple Music exec and Beats 1 anchor on what he wants to achieve – and the 17-year-old wunderkind
News Apple: Billie Eilish’s record-breaking album shows why ‘pre-adds’ are now the new ‘pre-orders’ Apple's Oliver Schusser and Interscope's Steve Berman on a new pop phenom
News Spotify expands free Google Home Mini offer to the UK and France Offer was previously available in the US only
News AWAL’s In2une Music promotes Elana Riggle to Vice President, Promotion Firm was acquired by Kobalt's recordings company AWAL in June 2018
News Songtradr completes $12m Series B funding round Lead investor is WiseTech Global CEO Richard White
News Merck Mercuriadis buys 3 new song catalogs, including No.1 hits by Usher, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey Catalogs include songs that have been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards and have won two