News Irving Azoff: ‘Who do YouTube and Lyor Cohen think they’re bullsh*tting?’ Bad blood runs deep as YouTube and music business accuse each other of lack of transparency
News Beggars Group revenues topped £70m last year, with £11.9m net profit Top-performing albums in the year included Adele, Daughter and Sampha
News Goldman Sachs fund sells $75m Spotify shares ahead of direct listing Demand increasing as anticipation grows ahead of Spotify's floatation attempt
News Communion Publishing re-signs deal with Kobalt, appoints Tom Prové as GM New signings at publisher include Peace and MarthaGunn
News Tom Misch signs global deal with Universal Music Publishing Mike McCormack calls Misch an "exceptionally talented songwriter and producer"
News Sony/ATV signs Joey Purp to worldwide publishing deal Chicago rapper poised for stardom after releasing widely acclaimed mixtape last year
News Lyor Cohen: YouTube pays out more than Spotify for ad-supported streams in the US Exec makes bold claims as he reviews his first eight months at Google's video service
News SONGS Music Publishing signs worldwide deal with Hudson Mohawke Fellow SONGS clients include Lorde, The Weeknd and Miike Snow
News Gustavo Lopez exits Universal after 21 years, launches Talento Uno for Latin Music Exec launched Machete Music label at UMG before becoming EVP
News Songwriter groups hit out at RIAA for ‘betrayal’ over moral rights issue "RIAA’s comments are taken by many in the music creator community as a betrayal of our joint commitment to expand opportunities for creators."
News Live Nation acquired a majority stake in a US management company in Q2 Concerts giant paid somewhere up to $12m in cash as part of the deal
News BMG launches royalties app co-designed by songwriters Dave Stewart says he is "proud to be part of the BMG family"
News Kobalt signs Steve Angello to worldwide recordings deal Star DJ/Producer inks global services deal for three-part new album
News Bill Werde named Director of the Bandier Program at Syracuse University Ex-Billboard editorial boss will run renowned New York-based curriculum
News Grammy-winning producer Tim Kelley named Head of A&R at The SRG-ILS Group Member of The Funktwons joins newly-merged artist and label services company
News Glassnote Records signs hotly-tipped act snny in New York Ivory Coast-born act has just released new track Arizona
News Ticketmaster expands reach with launch in Switzerland Move takes Ticketmaster's reach into no less than 30 countries
News Pandora names Roger Lynch new CEO, Michael Lynton joins Board Lynch was previously the founding CEO of TV OTT platform Sling.tv