News Believe: We’re not selling to Sony (but we are raising money) Denis Ladegaillerie tells MBW that Paris-based company has two acquisition targets in mind
News Sony is buying Believe Digital for up to $444m, says report (updated) MBW first reported the news last month
News Warner acquires Songkick’s concert discovery business Deal does not include ticketing operation formerly known as Crowdsurge
Analysis Why Spotify’s fake artists problem is an Epidemic. Literally. The tall tale of three Swedish companies, with their own economic interests
News Facebook reveals plans to negotiate with existing digital music platforms Could latest job posting suggest a change in strategy for social media giant?
News Welcome to the future: Spotify poaches AI music expert from Sony Yeah. About those 'fake' artists. You ain't see nothing yet.
News So… who’s actually behind Spotify’s fake artists? One production duo in Stockholm is responsible for quite a lot of these songs
Analysis After laying off 173 employees, does SoundCloud really have a ‘path to profitability’? How much difference will the company's dramatic downsizing really make to its bottom line?
News Sire Records relaunched at Warner, Rani Hancock named President Former Arista, RCA and Island exec joins Seymour Stein's revered imprint
News Spotify denies it’s playlisting fake artists. So why are all these fake artists on its playlists? If Daniel Ek's company isn't adding fake artists to playlists, how come we've found 50 of them?
News Because confirms acquisition of London Records catalogue Classic Happy Mondays recordings, plus All Saints, believed to be included in deal
News Concord buys yet again in multi-million dollar deal with Warner Recordings from Jewel, Sergio Mendes and more included in latest divestment agreement
News SoundCloud slashes 40% of staff as financial reality hits hard London and San Fran offices to be closed in dramatic cost-cutting
News Jane Third exits Because Music to join [PIAS] as Chief Creative Officer In her new role, Third will have her own label through PIAS’ distribution and marketing arm, Co-Op
News Who is in line to replace Tim Westergren at Pandora? Meet the four executives said to be in the running for the top job
News UMPG promotes Kevin Cady to dual finance and strategy role Cady joined UMPG in 2005 and most recently served as Vice President of Global Finance
News Ingrid Silver exits Dentons to join Reed Smith in London Silver joins growing Entertainment & Media Industry Group in London after nearly 12 years at Dentons
Interviews Naughty Boy: ‘Marty Bandier taught me to be a bit of a gangsta at publishing’ How Shahid Khan's publishing empire at Naughty Words has evolved and expanded