News Elektra Music Group appoints senior A&Rs Will McDonald and Shawn Cohen First staff hires announced for newly launched label
News UK indie festival trade body reveals more Congress speakers AIF conference to take place in Sheffield for the first time
News Stacey Tang named Managing Director of RCA UK Neil Hughes steps down as David Dollimore reshuffles historic label
Analysis Blog Spotify profit payouts: What’s the fairest way to recompense artists? Annabella Coldrick of the Music Managers Forum dissects the main players to examine how they're distributing cash windfall
News Jenifer Mallory appointed EVP/GM of Columbia Records in New York Exec succeeds Joel Klaiman, who left Columbia last month
Interviews ‘My ambition? To build an empire…’ Dre London, founder of London Entertainment and Post Malone's manager, on his huge ambitions in the music business
News Jay-Z to present City of Hope Award to Warner/Chappell’s Jon Platt Gala takes place on October 11 in LA
News Jacqueline Saturn promoted to President of Caroline Saturn also continues to run Harvest Records at Capitol Music Group
News Is Freya Ridings going to become the surprise British breakthrough artist of 2018? UK artist's Lost Without You is steadily climbing the Official Singles Chart
News British manager Paul Allen joins The Weird & The Wonderful Allen joins Steve Braines and Sophia Kearney at expanding company
News Decca Records President Rebecca Allen to receive Honorary Doctorate in the UK Exec started her career at the BBC before joining Universal in 1999
News Instrumental provides Major support for A&R Awards UK-focused event returns in two months, on Tuesday, November 6 in London
News Britain’s biggest breakfast radio DJ, Chris Evans, quits BBC Radio 2 to return to Virgin Virgin, owned by Wireless, was relaunched in 2016
News UK’s competition authority begins legal proceedings against ticket resale site Viagogo Action welcomed by FanFair Alliance
News Warner Music Group appoints Alfonso Perez-Soto as EVP Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Newly-created role increases investment in developing markets
Analysis News BMG revenues top $290m in first half of 2018, with recorded music making up over a third of sales Overall sales up 9.2% on a constant currency basis, says Hartwig Masuch
Interviews Concord has spent over $1bn on acquisitions in the past 14 years. Meet the exec sniffing out the deals. Steve Salm on building up a business which will turn over more than $400m this year
News YouTube Music arrives in 4 new countries – will India be next? Job ad in fast-growing region suggests that YouTube's platform might be on the way