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
Analysis Artists are publicly rebelling against streaming services. Will their grievances gather momentum? The likes of Spotify and YouTube have faced backlash from Nicki Minaj, Cupcakke and Thom Yorke
News Spotify sells Student Plan at $0.99 for 3 months because ‘students have plenty of other things they want to spend their money on’ Discounted offer available for new users in the United States
News Another senior Spotify exec out as Graham James exits Dustee Jenkins leads Spotify's global comms from New York
News Warner taps into YouTube influencer network via new JV with Australia’s Born Bred Talent Born Bred Distribution will 'put influencers side by side with Warner Music’s roster of the hottest artists in the world'.
News Sentric Music acquires stake in Black Rock Black Rock founder Mark Lawrence to join Sentric executive team
News Sony Music and Michael Jackson Estate cleared of liability in “fake” vocals lawsuit Sony Music, Jackson’s Estate and MJJ Productions excused from suit
News Matador makes key US and UK hires Alex Keague-Davies named UK General Manager and Jake Whitener hired as Director of A&R
News Grammy-winning producers The Stereotypes launch joint publishing venture with eOne Company also inks direct publishing deal with Ray Charles McCullough II
Interviews How to manage The Rolling Stones: ‘If you start taking it for granted, that’s doomsday.’ Joyce Smith, manager of The Rolling Stones, on being in the center of the storm