News Spotify launches in Thailand with subscription price of less than $4 a month Move means streaming service is now available in 61 markets worldwide
News Sony licenses remix clearance firm Dubset in ‘watershed’ deal for startup Dubset enables rights-holders to choose which music can be cleared
News Morrissey signs to BMG for new album, out in November Korda Marshall praises LP as a "landmark record"
News Universal to release new album by ABBA icon Benny Andersson next month Sir Lucian Grainge says LP will "reinforce Benny’s legacy as one of the finest contemporary composers of our time"
News Having raised $6m, Songtradr now provides music to in-store radio giant Mood Media Mood Media's clients have included McDonald's, Ikea, Wendy's, The Body Shop, Primark and Club Fitness
Interviews ‘The digital revolution has strengthened many labels – especially in the independent sector’ What does recent consolidation mean for the label services and distribution market? We chat to FUGA CEO Pieter van Rijn.
News Universal making TV shows – including Netflix Motown project – with production company Grace/Beyond Working titles for series include '27', 'Mixtape' and 'Melody Island'
News Irving Azoff: ‘Who do YouTube and Lyor Cohen think they’re bullsh*tting?’ Bad blood runs deep as YouTube and music business accuse each other of lack of transparency
News Beggars Group revenues topped £70m last year, with £11.9m net profit Top-performing albums in the year included Adele, Daughter and Sampha
News Goldman Sachs fund sells $75m Spotify shares ahead of direct listing Demand increasing as anticipation grows ahead of Spotify's floatation attempt
News Communion Publishing re-signs deal with Kobalt, appoints Tom Prové as GM New signings at publisher include Peace and MarthaGunn
News Tom Misch signs global deal with Universal Music Publishing Mike McCormack calls Misch an "exceptionally talented songwriter and producer"
News Sony/ATV signs Joey Purp to worldwide publishing deal Chicago rapper poised for stardom after releasing widely acclaimed mixtape last year
News Lyor Cohen: YouTube pays out more than Spotify for ad-supported streams in the US Exec makes bold claims as he reviews his first eight months at Google's video service
News SONGS Music Publishing signs worldwide deal with Hudson Mohawke Fellow SONGS clients include Lorde, The Weeknd and Miike Snow
News Gustavo Lopez exits Universal after 21 years, launches Talento Uno for Latin Music Exec launched Machete Music label at UMG before becoming EVP
News Songwriter groups hit out at RIAA for ‘betrayal’ over moral rights issue "RIAA’s comments are taken by many in the music creator community as a betrayal of our joint commitment to expand opportunities for creators."
News Live Nation acquired a majority stake in a US management company in Q2 Concerts giant paid somewhere up to $12m in cash as part of the deal