News Downtown signs worldwide music publishing deal with Tori Amos Downtown will administer the singer and composer's complete songbook and future works
News When the Music Modernization Act becomes law, who’s going to take care of it? A number of organizations already vying for control of the yet-uncreated 'mechanical licensing collective'
News Universal expands in China and Asia with local hires and promotions Aaron Wang, Tracy Mu and KT Ang all join major, as other execs are promoted
Interviews VFiles: ‘We want to be the next Motown’ After signing a distribution deal with Caroline, what's the ambition for youth networking brand VFiles?
Interviews ‘Artist development is a long game — you want to make a solid foundation.’ H.E.R. manager Jeanine Mclean-Williams discusses management principles, artist development and playing the long game
Analysis News How to have a streaming hit in the USA: hire 9.1 songwriters (and a rap artist) BuzzAngle data reveals all you need to know about 2018's top-selling singles and albums
News Ed Sheeran to face US jury over Marvin Gaye plagiarism allegation Sheeran is being sued by the estate of Let’s Get It On co-writer Ed Townsend
News SoundCloud nabs BTS star exclusive – his track breaks platform’s all-time 24 hour record The previous record on SoundCloud was achieved by Drake’s Duppy Freestyle in May 2018
News NetEase Cloud Music partners with South Korea’s Cube Entertainment NetEase has been granted access to Cube Entertainment's complete music catalog
News Merck Mercuriadis buys again, as Hipgnosis snaps up Giorgio Tuinfort catalog “Giorgio is arguably the most underrated hit songwriter of the last 20 years."
Analysis News More than 1/4 of all music streamed in the USA last year was hip-hop Overall on-demand stream volume will likely top a TRILLION this year
News UK record industry enjoys £109m annual growth – but album sales tanked in 2018 Album sales across physical and digital formats fell by 13.2m
News Ebro Darden named Apple Music’s Global Head of Editorial for Hip-Hop and R&B DJ/presenter will 'find ways to connect with urban music communities and beyond'
News Mitch Glazier becomes Chairman and CEO of RIAA Michele Ballantyne Promoted To Chief Operating Officer
News United Talent’s Neil Warnock awarded MBE in Queen’s New Year’s Honours Agent represents the likes of Dolly Parton and Deep Purple
News UK entertainment retail chain HMV falls into administration… again KPMG appointed as administrators at 97-year-old company
News Instrumental scores UK Christmas No.1 – and expands artist services offering YouTube star LadBaby grabs top spot on British chart, as Instrumental teams up with Kobalt company
News iHeartMedia strikes deal to separate itself from Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings "We believe that the separation of the two businesses makes strategic and financial sense, and will allow each company to better achieve their individual missions."