News ASCAP, PRS and SACEM join forces for blockchain copyright system IBM technology to power new prototype for music industry
News Tom Mackay exits Republic after 19 years to join Sony as President, Film & Television A&R Mackay first joined UMG label in 1998 - will now head up soundtracks at Sony Music
Interviews Why do major artists keep on breaking in Germany? Sony Music Entertainment GSA CEO Philip Ginthör discusses how Germany's structure makes it ripe for breaking new acts
News Google Play Music launches in India, undercuts Apple Apple’s streaming service arrived in India in July 2015, where Spotify has yet to launch
News Bucks and The Royalty Network enter into JV for UK band The Jacques Bristol band sign global publishing deal
News Could Spotify ‘IPO’ (without an IPO) as early as September? Streaming service reportedly considering a direct listing on the US exchange
News Streaming is making more money than music downloads ever did The thing Steve Jobs never thought would happen... has happened
News SOCAN set to join forces with reproduction rights body SODRAC Move called 'a proactive response to the transformation of the markets and modes of consumption of music'
News YouTube generates just 2.2% of Denmark’s growing recorded music business Denmark’s recorded music industry is up 9% on 2015 with total revenues tipping DKK 494 million ($70.8m)
News British artist Steven Wilson signs worldwide deal with Caroline International Wilson's fifth solo album will be released later this year
News Arts & Crafts signs renewed US distribution deal with Caroline Upcoming releases under the new deal include an album from Broken Social Scene
News ole concludes $20m in Q1 2017 acquisitions with Bell Media deal The multi-year partnership encompasses Bell Media's extensive in-house audio visual catalog of more than 12,000 tracks
News Max Lousada signs new Warner deal to become CEO, Recorded Music worldwide Ed Sheeran praises Lousada's 'amazing music brain' as Coldplay attest to his 'deep love of music'
News ASCAP reveals record-breaking revenue and distribution figures for 2016 Revenues tipped $1.059 billion last year, up 4.3% on 2015, while distributions to songwriter, composer and publisher members were up 5.6% to $918 million
News ABKCO Music inks global publishing admin deal with Devvon Terrell 'The Living Weirdo' gained fame remixing tracks by Fetty Wap and Rihanna
News Spotify will window albums on premium, as Universal finally inks new deal Daniel Ek can sleep a little easier as recorded music's biggest company signs agreement
Analysis Blog YouTube’s double standards add insult to injury for the music business YouTube is charging TV fans $35 a month, while charging music fans... nothing.
News Martin Bandier donates new funding to educational program as it moves to S.I. Newhouse School Gift will ensure program can 'continue to groom our future innovators'