News BASCA calls on music publishers to share Facebook, Spotify money #soldforasong campaign is also asking for advance payments from Facebook to be shared with writers and composers
News SoundCloud launches emerging artist support initiative First ever creator advertising campaign will showcases artists’ stories
News Daniel Ek could net up to $2bn from Spotify share sales when company goes public (if he wants to) Co-founder Martin Lorentzon could sell up to $2.9bn-worth of shares
News Spotify hires Vevo’s Tom Connaughton as Head of Artist & Label Marketing, UK Troy Carter says exec will be "a tremendous asset" to Spotify
Analysis News The exec who took Netflix public just gave a storming defence of Spotify’s future business plan CFO Barry McCarthy explains why Daniel Ek's company believes it will beat its rivals "like a drum"
News Nick Huggett named Chief Creative Officer at Because Music in the UK Huggett has signed the likes of Adele, Rizzle Kicks and M.I.A during his career
News Believe considers European IPO – with a $500m annual turnover Digital distribution and services company awarded a Challenges’ 'Future Unicorn' Trophy
Interviews ‘It’s our duty to bring young, intelligent and exciting people into this business’ Warner Bros UK boss Phil Christie discusses the culture of his label and recent successes
News Karen Lamberton promoted at RCA Records to EVP, Soundtracks and Film & TV Licensing New role to focus on modernizing policy within the field of licensing
News Sony inks worldwide distribution deal with Australia’s UNIFIED Jaddan Comerford says Oz company "could not be happier" with The Orchard deal
News SoundCloud hires Shazam’s Antonious Porch as General Counsel Former Viacom exec will be based in New York City
News Facebook inks pan-European licensing deals with Wixen, Sacem and Socan News follows recent agreements with Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV
News SoundExchange has now paid over $5bn to artists and labels, with $652m distributed in 2017 Over $30m paid to publisher members last year
News Indie labels sign landmark deal in China – and, unlike majors, they’re not going exclusive with Tencent Merlin inks non-exclusive deals with Alibaba, Tencent and NetEase Cloud Music
News Bankrupt iHeartMedia owes over $35m to music companies Money owed to SoundExchange, ASCAP, BMI, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Global Music Rights
News Sony/ATV promotes Jacob Fain to SVP A&R, Head of Research & Analytics Exec moves up from his prior role as VP, A&R
News Official: Spotify will go public on April 3 Company confirms long-awaited date that shares will be listed on NYSE
News Independent labels set for $60m payout from Latin American streaming services in 2018 Merlin members' earnings from Latin America increase five fold in three years thanks to streaming