News Kanye West collaborator Noah Goldstein named SVP of A&R at Columbia Records Grammy-winning engineer takes executive role with Ron Perry's label
Blog The economics of the music industry’s mental health crisis Killing Moon's Ach Dhillon on the fragility of artists - and why protecting them makes business sense
News Cinq Music partners with Janet Jackson for new music Recording and distribution deal covers upcoming single ‘Made For Now’ featuring Daddy Yankee
Analysis What happens when artists and record labels build and buy their own media companies? Cherie Hu breaks down the increasing similarities between 'music companies' and 'media companies'
News How successful are Spotify’s ‘direct’ artist signings? Chartmetric report compares DIY artists with major label signings
News Industry mourns Aretha Franklin, who dies aged 76 after ‘transforming global culture’ Legendary artist had 20 No.1 singles on the US R&B chart
News Universal Music Sweden appoints Jael Steinberg as Head of International Sony Music exec jumps to rival to take up new position in Nordics
News PRS poaches Google’s Sami Valkonen, hires more senior staff Claire Jarvis hired from Sky, Barney Hooper joins from AEG and Rachael Naylor promoted
News AEG Presents promotes Simon Jones to Senior Vice President Live Music International Newly created role further builds on AEG Presents' global presence
News Pandora Plus subscriptions given away with T-Mobile tariffs in the US T-Mobile also inks deal with Live Nation for discounted tickets and other perks
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