Interviews ‘Songwriters should be prepared to go through a lot of stuff to get to the real thing.’ Motown songwriting royalty Valerie Simpson is our latest World's Greatest Songwriters interviewee
News Johnny Katovsich joins Ninja Tune’s global sync team in Los Angeles Exec has previously worked at Tri Tone and Viacom/MTV, amongst others
News Mute Song goes fully independent in the US in ‘essential next step’ for publisher London-born company is home to music by Nick Cave, Swans and many more
News Caroline inks global distribution deal with social networking platform VFILES Alex Mali kicks off campaign with 99 Bottles
News BMI annual payout to songwriters and publishers grows 9% to $1.12bn Total collections reach $1.199bn in the 12 months to end of June
News Modern Sky UK inks JV with DJ Yousef’s Circus Recordings Deal will see Modern Sky UK invest in Circus Recordings as well as seeking opportunities for the label in Asia
News European Parliament sides with music industry in crucial copyright vote which could ‘close the Value Gap’ 'This now opens the way for a Copyright Directive that can close the value gap and boost investment into new British music and other new content.'
Analysis Blog Pascal Nègre: ‘Article 13 would take the music industry backwards.’ "It would erect new barriers for the creators and artists," says French music industry legend
Analysis Blog Underground Lobbying 'Music, art, and writing are now communicated through the internet, and historic protections are simply not applied,' argues Paul Pacifico
News Sony Music inks deal to soundtrack new TV series based on classic Moomin stories Each episode to feature a track by one of Columbia's artists
News Spotify partners with Nielsen to provide deeper ad analytics for brands Nielsen Brand Effect to be adopted across multiple locations
News Create Music Group launches publishing division, signs Tekashi 6ix9ine Fast-growing company was praised by Matt Pincus earlier this year
News Prager Metis buys entertainment business of UK-based accountants, Ling Phipp New York-based business management firm swoops for British company division
Analysis Blog Copyright reform in Europe: In politics we trust… IMPALA's Helen Smith on tomorrow's crucial Article 13 vote in Europe
News SoundCloud launches Discover Weekly-style new music playlist 'SoundCloud Weekly playlists will feature multiple times more creators than are featured in playlists on other streaming services'
News Warner Music and [PIAS]-owned Inertia merge physical distribution operations in Australia The Music Distribution Coalition arrives