News Arcade Fire pull catalogue from UMG/Merge to sign new deal with Sony Are Sony UK boss Jason Iley's fingerprints on the contract?
News Warner sells flurry of copyrights as indie divestment process heads towards finish line Buzzcocks, Hot Chip, Neil Finn and Tom Waits albums have all found new homes in recent weeks
Analysis News Why Universal is like ‘cheese puffs’ – and could be headed for an IPO What is Vincent Bollore ultimately going to do with Vivendi's most prized asset?
News Polydor hires respected urban music tastemaker Manny Norté Norté will be working with Polydor’s urban department across A&R, marketing and promotions
News Sony merges The Orchard and Red Essential in UK market Jason Iley says combined company's offering will be "unparalleled in the UK"
News Carpool Karaoke: The Series coming to Apple Music on August 8 James Corden will appear, but not as a regular host
News MBW launches World’s Greatest Managers series, supported by Centtrip Music Bill Curbishley will be our first interviewee - look out for his Q&A very soon
News Scandinavian Songs rebrands to Cosmos Music Publishing Scandinavian Songs brand to be used as a singles label
News PPL payouts grew 5% in 2016 to hit £178.9m Total annual revenue rose 8% year-on-year to £212.1m ($273.6m) in 2016
News ASCAP appoints Tony Dunaif EVP and Head of International Affairs Dunaif joins from on-demand entertainment firm iN Demand
Interviews ‘My friends were going out with boys – I was sitting with my guitar in the bathroom’ Diane Warren on her upbringing, her hits, her songwriting process - and making a living the streaming age
News Another top exec out at SoundCloud as content boss Stephen Bryan exits News comes three months after COO and Finance Director departer
News Reservoir acquires stake in Big Life Management and its publishing company London-based home to Badly Drawn Boy sells a chunk of its business to New York independent
Blog News YouTube must not be allowed to benefit from ‘legalised piracy on an unimaginable scale’ BASCA's Vick Bain on why the EU cannot give YouTube a legal 'exception' from paying more for music
News BMG hires Ama Walton as General Counsel in Europe Exec will also act as SVP Business & Legal Affairs for music company
News TIDAL loses its third CEO in two years as Jeff Toig exits Digital platform says it will unveil new CEO in coming weeks
News Ex-Genius exec Andre Torres named VP of Urban Catalog at Universal Music Enterprises Torres is based in Santa Monica, reporting into Bruce Resnikoff
News Rob Stringer sets out his vision for Sony Music leadership Recently-promoted exec talks China, international, and "very aggressive" acquisition strategy