News Tunecore starts offering artists online advances Service made possible by fresh deal with Lyric Financial
News Warner adds Michael Drexler and Allan Coye to Digital Strategy team Duo are first new hires by Ole Obermann since he joined Warner from Sony
News Pandora rival Slacker Radio lays off 25% of its workforce Duncan Orrell-Jones confirms downsizing amid search for profitability
News Warner sells Germany’s Neuland Concerts to company’s management Christian Gerlach takes control of business
News Sweden’s recorded music market grew 6.2% in 2016 But revenue from YouTube contributes only 2% of total market
News Pascal Nègre signs Carla Bruni to management company #NP Live Nation-backed, Paris-based business scores major result with new signing
Interviews Amazon’s Steve Boom: ‘Music streaming still needs to get a lot easier for consumers’ Amazon's VP of Music, Steve Boom, answers MBW's questions on the future of how people listen
News Why I hope the major publishers miss out on buying ole and Carlin Bucks Music MD Simon Platz explains why the sale of independent publishers hurts emerging writers
News Former UMPG exec Becca Gatrell launches Wow & Flutter for songwriters Publishing arm of new business sets up as a joint venture with Universal
News Mariah Carey launches Butterfly MC Records, inks JV with Epic Records First studio album since UMG-issued flop Me. I Am... Mariah is on the way
News Ryan Tedder sells 170 song copyrights to Downtown Music Publishing Sale part of wide-ranging deal which will see Downtown administer future compositions
News British band Cabbage sign global publishing deal with Blue Raincoat Songs 'Boy, do we need a band like this in these dark and dangerous times'
News Daniel Ek pays tribute to Spotify’s Chris Bevington following death in Stockholm attack 'There are no words for how missed he will be or for how sad we all are to have lost him like this'
Analysis News Kobalt revenues rise 15% to reach $260m as operating losses narrow UK-based company narrows operating loss, but gets stung by exchange rates
News Could more than $1bn in music publishing assets be sold this year? Carlin Music and ole could be snapped up - and will Imagem enter the fray?
News Kobalt paid $29.8m for Fintage House’s music companies Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Madonna, Coldplay, and Justin Timberlake joined roster
News Harry Styles has launched his own independent label – Erskine Records Companies House filing shows limited business was established last year