News Spotify Premium, marching towards 50m subs, goes free… in New York Times bundle deal Promotion mirrors similar deal run with The Times (UK) in 2014
News Universal signs classical superstar Lang Lang… and it’s very pleased about it Virtuoso pianist leaves behind Sony deal after three years
News Warner/Chappell Production Music promotes Aaron Gant to SVP Exec joined publisher when it acquired 615 Music in 2010
News SoundExchange appoints Ron Wilcox of Warner to its Board of Directors WMG’s Executive Counsel, Business Affairs, Strategic and Digital Initiatives takes over from Sony's Jeff Walker
Analysis News Warner Music just joined the $1bn streaming record company club Total recorded music revenues from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music hit 10 figures in 2016
News UMPG hires Viacom’s Rochelle Holguin as VP of Creative Strategy Exec worked on series including Teen Wolf, Awkward and Faking It
News Razor & Tie’s 17m-selling Kidz Bop brand expands into UK with Universal Believe it or not, only three artists in history have had more Top 10 albums in the US
News Live Nation acquires majority stake in Israel’s Bluestone Entertainment Guy Oseary credited with bringing two businesses together
News PPL’s neighbouring rights revenue jumped 34% to £49.1m in 2016 Weakened post-Brexit pound helps UK society post record figures
News Average streaming subscription price fell to $6.49 a month in 2015 Mark Mulligan predicts there will be 221.5m subs by 2020 worldwide
News 300 Entertainment promotes Selim Bouab to SVP, A&R Exec will continue to run his Unauthorized Entertainment label
News United Talent Agency hires Toni Wallace as Head of Music Brand Partnerships Exec worked with the likes of Pharrell Williams and John Legend at Columbia Records
News ASCAP ramps up Asia-Pacific efforts with CML partnership Miew Lan Chan engaged to oversee society's activities in region
News Big Machine launching global music TV show with Bell Media Scott Borchetta inks wide-ranging deal with CTV owner
News BMG brings together 400,000 production music tracks under one brand BMG Production Music headed up by Geert-Willem Koolhof
Analysis If Spotify delays its IPO into 2018, it faces some serious financial pain How much has Daniel Ek's company promised in terms to secure a $1bn loan intake?
News Downtown launches new company in Japan, partners with Avex 'Japan is the world's 2nd largest music market and has been ignored by western publishers for decades'
News Symphonic Distribution acquires Spanish house music specialist Houseplanet Florida-based Symphonic expands into Europe through buyout