News Australia’s Seventh Street Media acquires Tone Deaf, The Brag and J Play Former The Music Network editor Poppy Reid also joins growing new venture
News Ministry Of Sound Group appoints Andrew Akuffo Director, Events and Brand Former Viacom and Cake London exec joins firm after Sony Recordings sale
News Former Sony lawyer Ralph De Palma III joins Pryor Cashman in New York Exec worked his way up to Director of Sony Music's business affairs unit
News Music streaming finally has more paying subscribers than Netflix Music subscriptions jumped 48% last year, according to latest figures
News PRS and PPL launch joint licence for non-profit radio stations in the UK Community stations first to benefit from dual recorded music and publishing licensing
News Apple’s new AirPods ad: Will it convince you to go wireless? Apple rolls out four new ads for unconventional wireless earphones
News Live Nation buys yet another festival with BottleRock Napa Valley deal Company control more than 80 music festivals worldwide
News Official: Ed Sheeran racks up 88m first-week Spotify plays with just two tracks UK singer/songwriter breaks a number of global records on streaming platform
News Vincent Clery-Melin exits Kobalt, joins Domino as MD Appointment comes four months after John Dyer left business
News Italian label Frontiers signs new distribution deal with Sony RED and The Orchard New records from Michael Bolton and Steelheart expected this year
Analysis What does the future hold for Sony Music and Sony/ATV? Why does Sony Corp seem to be treating Pictures and Gaming differently to music?
News Sony Entertainment boss Michael Lynton exits for Snap Inc Rob Stringer was set to report into Lynton when he steps up in April
News Actually, Sirius IS interested in buying Pandora… ‘at the right price’ Greg Maffei makes private noises about another acquisition bid
News Pandora slashes 7% of US workforce – over 100 jobs set to go News comes less than a month after COO Sarah Clemens announced resignation
News Warner resurrecting Asylum label in the US under ADA Dante Ross heading up A&R at imprint, which is enjoying success with Ugly God
News Soundcloud co-founder Eric Wahlforss switches job as firm hires CTO Wahlforss is now Chief Product Officer, leading the strategy around all product initiatives
News Kobalt inks deal with Emeli Sandé’s Hard Copy Publishing Sandé helms the London-based firm alongside artist manager and producer Lamar Jackson as MD