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
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