News BMG signs Richard Ashcroft for new solo album, out in October Natural Rebel will be released on Ashcroft's own label via BMG
News CD Baby now publishes over a million songs – and says it’s ‘helping solve the industry’s publishing problem one songwriter at a time’ US-based company first moved into publishing space five years ago
News Universal signs YouTube star Lele Pons to global recordings deal Pons has more than 10m subscribers on YouTube
News Sony/ATV strengthens European Digital and International Business Affairs team Publisher promotes Jenny Lambert and Moses Martiny, and hires Mika Partanen
Interviews ‘We are continuing to invest in ways for artists to build alternative revenue opportunities’ Vivien Lewit, Global Head of Artist Services at YouTube and Google Play Music, discusses her beginnings in music and the business
News Amazon Music hires Andre Stapleton as Head of US Label Relations Exec joins Amazon from Sony Music Entertainment
News Facebook signs music licensing deal for Australia and New Zealand with APRA AMCOS 'This is a landmark deal not just for songwriters, composers and music publishers, it also provides the Australian and New Zealand public with peace of mind...'
News Alexa is coming to cars, thanks to new Amazon developer kit Developer kit released to install Alexa within car dashboards
Analysis News Spotify is on a collision course with the major record companies. Here’s why. Spotify has a number of tricky issues to face down during its 2019 negotiations with the biggest labels
News Deezer’s new Middle East deal is not good news for Spotify or Apple Platform will soon be the exclusive streaming partner of its new investor, Rotana
News Tiësto makes move to Three Six Zero, say sources Mark Gillespie's company now manages two of Top 3 highest-earning DJs in the world
News Virgin EMI launches imprint Lost Ones led by Ashley Sykes and Barry Burt First signings are London based Wauve, afrobeat producer and DJ Juls, and ATC-managed Collard
News Bucks Music Group hires Adam Soffe to sync team Soffe joins following roles at Ministry Of Sound and Universal Music
News Blue Raincoat Artists hires managers Darin Harmon and Josh Fisher Artists Phoebe Bridgers and DJ Hector brought into the fold
News Sony’s EMI takeover ‘has to be blocked’ says IMPALA, as it files official EC complaint Helen Smith and co voice regulatory concerns over the year's biggest music takeover
News Spotify rolls out songwriter and producer credits on mobile for iOS users Mobile app updated with feature from today