News Warner licenses streaming service Anghami and its 50m users Major also signs deal to license the Mdundo App in Africa
News Spotify to double UK workforce as it moves to 60,000 sq ft London office Company's team to up sticks to the Adelphi building near Trafalgar Square
Analysis News Universal’s streaming revenues will smash past $2bn this year Total company revenues will get somewhere near (or even above) $6bn
News Universal ‘accelerates efforts to promote diversity and inclusion’ with new initiative Sir Lucian Grainge says he hopes to see other music companies join up in future
News Sonny Takhar and Live Nation launch Kyn Entertainment Kyns first client is Sony priority boyband PrettyMuch
News VEVO’s Artists To Watch 2018: Sigrid, Pale Waves, Ella Vos, EarthGang Meet the latest artists tipped for the top by the video platform
News Alphabet/Google leads $70m funding for startup aiming to challenge major labels UnitedMasters has been set up by one-time President of Interscope Records, Steve Stoute
News Lana Del Rey pays tribute to ‘principled’ managers Ed Millett and Ben Mawson Tap Management crowned Manager of the Year at the Artist and Manager Awards in London
News BMG hires Tom ‘Grover’ Biery as EVP, Recorded Music in US Exec previously worked at Concord Music
News Live Nation launches Latin division, pinches AEG’s Hans Schafer Exec was previously Director Of Latin Talent at AEG Live
News YouTube signs Ticketmaster deal to start pushing artists’ concerts Initiative will start in the US with plan to expand it into more territories
News Ditto Music expands with 12 new global offices: ‘Artists are moving away from major label deals.’ News comes after company grew presence in Los Angeles
News Vevo’s Artists To Watch 2018: Tayá, Col3trane, Ashe, Jillian Jacqueline Meet Tayá, Col3trane, Ashe, and Jillian Jacqueline...
News Noise grows over potential $3bn sale of EMI Music Publishing Sony's fellow investors in EMI reportedly 'keen to bail out'
News Spotify poaches Deezer’s CEO of EMEA, Michael Krause Exec was responsible for more than 100 markets in previous role
News Taylor Swift’s Reputation smashes past 700k sales on day one in US Expectation is that LP will sell around 1.2m in opening seven days
News VEVO’s Artists To Watch 2018: Alma, Avelino, Lewis Capaldi, Au/Ra Meet the latest names added to the platforms influential tips list...
News Musical.ly to be sold to Chinese firm ByteDance for more than $800m Jinri Toutiao bought rival Flipagram back in February