News Peermusic acquires UK-based Accorder Music Publishing for undisclosed fee Accorder composers have written music for British TV shows such as Teletubbies and Great British Bake Off
News Major publishers request to remove catalogs from Spanish society SGAE Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing, BMG and Peermusic demand removal of catalogs over 'mistreatment' of international repertoire
News Vivendi in talks to buy Garorock Festival – report Negotiations with event owner are reportedly ongoing
News American Federation of Musicians accused of withholding millions of dollars from musicians Union accused of enforcing contracts from session musicians and background vocalists in perpetuity
Analysis How did Apple Music crush Spotify’s day-one streams of Drake’s new album? Why 170m vs. 132m doesn't seem to add up - until you dig into the factors surrounding it
Interviews ‘Touts are crafty and aggressive – but we know this technology is very secure.’ AXS CEO Bryan Perez on the firm's new marketplace in the UK, which caps ticket resale profiteering at 10%
News Ultra Records hires Michel Petré as Managing Director in Scandinavia Petré joins the US-based label from Family Tree Music
News Spotify appoints Tom Connaughton as Managing Director in the UK British exec joined Spotify three months ago as Head of Artist and Label Marketing, UK
News Spotify tests lite version of app in Brazil Streaming service runs another territorially restricted test
News UK CMO PPL records largest ever payout of £150.7m in June Rise in revenue down to increased membership and international collections
News TuneCore partners with Sentric Music for improved service Sentric’s technology and direct global collection network to give artists increased revenue earning opportunities
News Now Drake’s Scorpion shatters Apple Music record – with over 170m streams on day one That's nearly double the play-count of Apple's previous record-holder
News Drake destroys Spotify day-one records with 132m+ plays of new album Scorpion Canadian megastar's LP racks up more than 80m streams in the US alone
News Drake goes wide on streaming with new, 25-track album, Scorpion One of the world's most popular artists is back in a big way
Analysis Blog ‘Critics of Article 13 are weaving a narrative with no relationship to fact.’ BASCA Chairman Crispin Hunt on the law that could change everything for YouTube
News Merck Mercuriadis fund successfully raises $260m+ to buy music copyrights Mercuriadis is already in discussions to buy eight catalogues
News Instagram Stories now offers its 400m users thousands of licensed songs Direct result of Facebook deals could give Instagram Stories the edge on Snapchat and others
News Apple is launching a subscription bundle including music, TV and news – report Is the future of subscriptions in multimedia?