News UK startup MelodyVR raises £5m, hires Ben Samuels as President in North America Former Spotify exec Nikki Lambert promoted to Chief Marketing Officer
News YouTube has a new label relations boss: SoundCloud’s Stephen Bryan Exec reunited with former Warner colleague Lyor Cohen
News Warner launches Arts Music division, headed up by Kevin Gore Warner Classics will be rolled up under the Arts Music umbrella group
Analysis News ‘The value of creative assets is systematically being taken away from artists and music companies’ Secretly Group's Darius van Arman talks safe harbor, YouTube, SoundCloud - and the tyranny of copyright laws
News Dion ‘No I.D’ Wilson joins Capitol Music Group as EVP Steve Barnett heralds arrival of "stellar" executive to Universal company's ranks
Interviews ‘The world could use more strong and thoughtful music visionaries’ Steve Bartels discusses the culture at UMG, the role of a major in 2017 and why he's optimistic for the future
Analysis News Apple Music’s growth is getting faster… but it can’t quite keep up with Spotify Apple added 7m subs in the prior 6 months - but Spotify added 10m
News Gary Kelly promoted to EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Interscope Geffen A&M Exec joined Interscope in 2010 as Head Of Sales
News Sony RED’s distribution operation folded into The Orchard in worldwide consolidation Sony RED in the US becomes RED MUSIC, offering services outside of distribution
Analysis News ‘Independent music companies are most at risk from dangers of safe harbour’ WIN's Alison Wenham kicks off a series of features from the independent community looking at safe harbour laws
Interviews ‘A lot of artists in the old days were bullied. And I hate bullies.’ Bill Curbishley, legendary manager of The Who, speaks about his life to MBW
News Serge Acker and PJ Dulay join OCL – Andy Heath named Chairman London-born company takes wraps off Totem technology
News Warner/Chappell’s YouTube royalties will now be handled by SACEM in Europe Publisher appears to have pulled rights from ICE to sign up with Paris-based society
Analysis News Concord’s $500m+ Imagem buy marks the birth of a major player in music The whopping pricetag is one of the biggest in music business history
News UMPG appoints JW Beekman as Chief Financial Officer Exec succeeds Michael Sammis, who takes the top job at UPPM
News Concord Bicycle Music acquires Imagem Music Group Concord's publishing catalogue will now control more than 380,000 copyrighted works
Blog News ‘The major labels are spending big on data. Indies must turn to tech to compete’ Absolute Label Services' Simon Wills on the company's new AI tool, and the importance of smart data
News SoundCloud’s Stephen Bryan headed to YouTube, say sources MBW is hearing that SoundCloud's CCO is on his way to join Lyor Cohen