News Spotify acquires blockchain firm to build ‘a more transparent music industry’ MediaChain Labs team brings crypto-currency knowledge to Spotify's New York HQ
News The music business ‘must not be lulled into complacency’ as it returns to growth Universal's EVP of Digital, Michael Nash, on the music biz's future potential
News Merlin has paid out $300m to independent labels in past 12 months Organization cuts admin fee for members to 1.5%
News Imagem USA extends publishing deal with The Irving Berlin Music Company R&H Theatricals also renews its worldwide theatrical licensing representation agreement for Berlin musicals
News Universal’s Decca Publishing signs Max Richter to a global deal Deal complements Richter's recordings, which are released via UMG's Deutsche Grammophon
News Universal Music Group valued at $22bn – three times what it was worth in 2013 Vivendi top brass reveals that music company has rejected two takeovers in past five years
News BMG inks A&R partnership with Stefan Dabruck, invests in SDM agency Producer and artist manager becomes consultant to company
News Global recorded music market grew 5.9% in 2016 to $15.7bn Streaming grows 60.4% as download revenues decline by 20.5%
News Kobalt hires Alison Donald as Head of Creative, UK Former Columbia Records exec teams with fellow British A&R specialist Sas Metcalfe
News Concord launches Craft Recordings as its official reissue label Concord is home to more than 10,000 catalogue masters
News X-ray Touring signs JV deal with Paradigm and Yucaipa X-ray represents the likes of Coldplay, Chance The Rapper and Green Day
News Spotify is developing its own hardware – inspired by Amazon’s Echo The Pebble Watch and Snap's Spectacles both cited by streaming company in new job ad
Interviews Pascal Nègre: ‘The music business used to be major vs. indie. Now it’s the quick vs. the slow.’ Pascal Negre talks major labels, his new management venture - and his departure from Universal Music Group
News PRS payouts grew 11% in 2016 – but costs rose 14.6% to top £80m Costs grew faster on percentage basis than the increase in payouts
News iHeartMedia admits it could collapse this year under $20bn debt burden "There is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern"
Interviews ‘First we’re gonna take London. Then we’re gonna take the world’ Quality Control founders Coach K and Pee talk Migos, Lil Yachty, Stefflon Don - and global domination
News Google inks Samsung deal to become ‘default music player’ on new S8 phones Google Play Music will be pre-installed on fancy new tech
News Horus Music wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise For International Trade CEO Nick Dunn pays tribute to 'hard work and dedication of the team'