News BMG to finance and produce David Crosby documentary Deal further exemplifies company’s commitment to music video content
News Spotify valued near $30bn as it begins trading on New York Stock Exchange Value has trebled in past three years
News Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen amongst 89 new artists backing US CLASSICS Act Act aims to reform US copyright policy to better compensate the creators of music
News Middle East label Platinum Records signs distribution deal with ADA Warner's first regional agreement will see Platinum Records’ physical and digital releases distributed globally
News Hacked Spotify subscriptions selling on the dark web for $0.21 – report Subscription to Spotify going for a tiny fraction of its original price says the Dark Web Market Price Index
News SoundCloud turned over more than $100m last year, says CEO Streaming service made sales in 2017 that exceeded its goal of $100m
News Swedish telco firm Telia sells Spotify stake for $272m, avoiding stock market uncertainty Deal suggests that Spotify's current valuation must be at least above $19.4bn
News Diane Warren to keynote MUSexpo 2018 in Los Angeles A range of other top executives will appear at the expo
News Columbia Records promotes Justin Eshak and Imran Majid to Co-Heads of A&R Duo step up from roles as SVP of A&R at Ron Perry-led label
Analysis News Kobalt revenues jumped 24% to $321m in FY2017 – will get close to $500m this year Willard Ahdritz walks MBW through the company's numbers
News The exclusives war between Apple Music and Spotify is back on… but this time, it’s video Apple unveils new library of video content as Spotify nabs Taylor Swift exclusive
News Less than 1% of artists are ‘top tier’ earners on Spotify? So what! Musician and synch agent Josh Collum offers a more positive take on Spotify's numbers
News Online talent scouting platform Instrumental raises $4m for ‘aggressive growth plan’ Platform was founded by former Warner exec Conrad Withey
News Maverick hires Meredith Gardner as SVP of Digital Former Capitol exec has worked with the likes of Sam Smith, Beck and Migos
News Carla Marie Williams signs worldwide publishing deal with Reservoir Williams has written songs for the likes of Britney Spears and Beyonce
News Sony/ATV renews worldwide publishing deal with Pharrell Williams Deal takes company and writer's agreement into third decade
Interviews ‘If you put a woman in charge of anything, sh*t gets done.’ Top music lawyer Dina LaPolt's story - and her take on the biggest issues faced by the music business today
News UK independent festivals trade body AIF breaks away from AIM UK's Association of Independent Festivals will operate as a new, separate company from April