News UK mechanical society MCPS signs new long-term agreement with PRS For Music 'The MCPS business is in a much better position than it was in 2013 and this is a brand new relationship with PRS for Music'
Analysis The major labels are now earning $150 from streaming every single second UMG claims a 44% share of format's revenues in opening three months of 2017
News Spotify now officially has more UK listeners than BBC Radio 1 Radio 1's weekly audience has declined by more than 2m people in past 5 years
News SiriusXM’s Pandora buyout could be back on – report New York Post report suggests streaming's big buyout might be back on
News Dionnee Harper and Marsha St. Hubert named SVPs of Urban Marketing at Atlantic Duo have both joined label more than 10 years ago
News Goldman Sachs admits misplaced faith in Pandora Sachs’ analyst Heath Terry removes company from Goldman’s Americas Conviction List
News Merlin agrees multi-year licensing deal with HD music firm MQA Deal with indie label body follows similar agreements with Universal and Warner
Interviews ‘Dare I say it: no major label can offer what we can at the moment’ Dave Pichilingi on Sound City 2017 - and what its new Chinese investor brings to the table
News Sony/ATV upgrades royalty portal, plans to launch app Martin Bandier hails new tech as offering an "unsurpassed level of transparency"
News Spotify relaunches its three-months-for-$1 subscription promotion Offer adds to other recent discounts with Capital One and New York Times
Interviews Jimmy Iovine: ‘Musicians taught me everything. Without them, I’m working on the docks.’ Jimmy Iovine talks Apple, Spotify, 'free' music, Interscope and much more
News 300 Entertainment hires BMG’s Mark Robinson as Head of Business and Legal Affairs Exec previously led BMG's successful legal case against Cox Communications
News Universal signs major licensing deal with Tencent in China Pair will jointly build Abbey Road China in the region
News SoundExchange moves into publishing rights by acquiring Canadian body CMRRA Toronto-based mechnical rights agency snapped up by recorded rights organization
News Sony confirms exit of L.A Reid… with shortest corporate statement possible There's only seven words. And two of them are 'L.A Reid'.
News Warner and indies pinched market share from Universal and Sony in 2016 – report Warner/Chappell climbs to 12% global share of publishing as indies rule sector
News Vivendi splashes $2.5bn on Havas bid – and says it will help ‘strengthen’ Universal Both Vincent and Yannick Bolloré think the buyout is a cracking idea