News Pandora lost $407m in the first half of 2017 – and continues to shed listeners The challenge facing the firm's new investors is sharpened as active users fall to lowest point in more than 3 years
News Sia leaves Sony deal to sign worldwide agreement with Warner’s Atlantic Australian star readies Christmas-themed album for release this year
News Harry Styles helps push Sony Music revenues up 11%, as downloads claim just 13% of firm’s sales Streaming revenues jump 22% and claim 39% of Sony labels' overall revenues
News Kobalt signs lease for ‘technologically advanced’ 23,000 square foot New York office Rights management company will relocate from 220 West 42nd Street in Midtown
News Eleven Seven Label Group promotes Jackie Kajzer to SVP, Promotions Exec will look after Eleven Seven Music and Better Noise Records
News Spotify storms past 60m subscribers, now adding more than 2m a month Daniel Ek's company races ahead of Apple Music by adding 10m subs since March
News SESAC confirms it’s signed Adele, who leaves her deal with BMI Star's US performance rights will now be handled by for-profit org
News SESAC strikes landmark US radio deal – for rates it claims are 50% higher than ASCAP’s Private rights organization says ASCAP's settlement "does not reflect fair market value"
News Pandora shuts down in Australia and New Zealand after 5 years As SiriusXM admits that it wanted to acquire Pandora instead of invest in the company
News Bertil David named MD of UMPG France as Jean-Philippe Allard exits David will jointly report to Jody Gerson and Olivier Nusse
News Sony/ATV signs publishing partnership with ‘social media record label’ Heard Well Connor Franta's YouTube-led A&R platform strikes a significant new deal
News Caroline International celebrates triple Mercury Prize nomination Fiction's Jim Chancellor says he's "beside himself with excitement" for his acts
News Downloads will soon be making less money than ‘free’ streaming platforms in France Overall recorded music market falls 2.3% in the first half of 2017, digital claims 55%
News Jonathan Badyal named Head of Comms at Universal Music UK Badyal previously advised on culture at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Analysis Blog ‘There are 365m people in China willing to pay for entertainment. The music market is about to explode.’ LiHui Shen runs China's biggest independent record label. He's feeling very optimistic about the future.
News Universal promotes Thijs Mantel in Holland as MD Norbert Plantinga exits company Mantel will report to CEO Kees van der Hoeven in his new role
News UK recorded music business on course for $150m+ growth in 2017 Spotify and Ed Sheeran set up huge year for the British record business
Analysis Facebook takes another big step towards the music biz with Source3 buyout The history of Patrick Sullivan and Ben Cockerham suggests their music knowledge is in high demand