News Warner Music France boss Thierry Chassagne honored as Knight of the National Order of Merit Presentation to exec made by ex-WMG head Bernard de Bosson
News Merlin deals paying out the equivalent of nearly $1m a day to independent labels Payouts grow 52% over past year - but online 'value gap' is dragging these numbers down
News Zena White named MD of Partisan Records and Knitting Factory Records Former The Other Hand MD will initially be London-based before moving to NY
News BuzzAngle Music inks deal to offer clients global Shazam data BuzzAngle already provides song sales, streams and airplay data within one platform
News Round Hill Music acquires Triumph, Warrant and Tesla copyrights Company begins swallowing significant master rights in the world of hard rock
News Adam Granite exits Sony after 21 years Exec most recently served as President, Northern & Eastern Europe and Africa
News Eventbrite to acquire Ticketfly from Pandora for $200m Company snaps up rival, hands over $150m in cash
News Ensign founder Nigel Grainge dies aged 70 Respected A&R figure signed Sinead O'Connor, The Boomtown Rats and Thin Lizzy
News Warner hires Jeff Bronikowski as SVP, promotes Tracy Gardner Gardner becomes Senior Vice President, Global Business Development and Strategy.
News Universal hires Tuhin Roy as VP of New Digital Business Michael Nash praises exec for "incredible wealth of experience"
Analysis News Mind the gap: Is Europe set to recalibrate the digital market? IMPALA's Helen Smith skewers 'safe harbour' - and explains why things might be about to change for YouTube et al.
News ‘Safe harbour is a crippling brake on the growth of the properly licensed music market’ Beggars boss Martin Mills gives his unique view on the issue plaguing the music business
News Pandora share price sinks as investors await any sign of sale news Will SiriusXM or another suitor put in a bid in time for streamer's KKR deadline?
Analysis News ‘Legislators must continue to acknowledge and protect the value of copyright’ UNIFIED's Matthew Rogers on safe harbour... and the tech companies which benefit from it
News Financial platform Stem, which counts Frank Ocean and Childish Gambino as clients, raises $8m Total money raised so far by royalties software tops $12.5m
News Reservoir acquires Century Media’s publishing catalogue Over 9,000 copyrights snapped up as part of deal, taking Reservoir to more than 100,000
Interviews What does the future hold for Midem? After battling with a decline in attendance for 11 years, new Midem boss Alexandre Deniot tells us why the industry conference is still relevant