News Apple poaches Breaking Bad exec duo from Sony Pictures for original content push Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg will report to Eddy Cue
News Decca Records signs triple deal with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Outdoor summer tour and indoor arena run planned for this year
News Spotify expands ticketing capabilities with AXS and Eventbrite deals Deals expands its ticketing offer to hundreds of venues around the world
News Glee’s music supervisor PJ Bloom joins Warner Bros. Records Bloom joins the major label as Senior Vice President, Film & Television Music and Soundtracks
News Martin Bandier calls for songwriter credits on streaming services Comments were made during an acceptance speech for the NMPA's Lifetime Service Award
Interviews ‘We’re very well-funded – and we’re looking at everything out there’ eOne Music President Chris Taylor tells us about the well-funded independent company's global ambitions
Analysis News Spotify revenues hit $3.3bn in 2016 – but net losses soared to $597m Finance costs hammer Daniel Ek's company as subscriptions fly
News Spotify surpasses 140m active users – up by 100m in just three years Audience jumps by 40m in just 12 months
News Chris Butler succeeds Andrew Jenkins as Chair of ICMP Butler says he's 'delighted' to join organization
News Rob Stringer named as this year’s MITs Award recipient British exec will collect gong in November in London
Analysis SiriusXM’s Pandora investment looks like a lifeline – but feels like an invasion What does Greg Maffei have up his sleeve for Pandora and Tim Westergren?
News First Access Entertainment inks global admin deal with Warner/Chappell Sarah Stennett inks deal with another Len Blavatnik company
News Warner Music France boss Thierry Chassagne honored as Knight of the National Order of Merit Presentation to exec made by ex-WMG head Bernard de Bosson
News Merlin deals paying out the equivalent of nearly $1m a day to independent labels Payouts grow 52% over past year - but online 'value gap' is dragging these numbers down
News Zena White named MD of Partisan Records and Knitting Factory Records Former The Other Hand MD will initially be London-based before moving to NY
News BuzzAngle Music inks deal to offer clients global Shazam data BuzzAngle already provides song sales, streams and airplay data within one platform
News Round Hill Music acquires Triumph, Warrant and Tesla copyrights Company begins swallowing significant master rights in the world of hard rock