News Horus Music launches Anara Publishing for independent artists and songwriters Distribution and services company unveils new publishing division
News Spirit Music Group acquires 150,000 tracks as it launches Production Music division Alan Ett to head up Spirit Production Music, reporting into David Renzer
News Pandora launches $9.99-a-month Premium tier to rival Spotify, Apple Music Existing Pandora Plus users get a six month free trial
News First Access names Ultra Records exec Oscar Scivier VP of A&R Scivier joins after five years working for Patrick Moxey at Sony’s Ultra Records in New York
Interviews ‘I don’t see a YouTube value gap. Over 45% of our revenue from the platform is from UGC’ YouTube is the devil, right? Not if you speak to Believe boss Denis Ladegaillerie
News Big Machine Label Group names Kris Lamb VP of Promotion Lamb replaces the label's SVP of Promotion Jack Purcell
News AIM appoints Genia Davy Legal and Business Affairs Manager Davy joins from Cooking Vinyl where she was Legal and Business Affairs Manager
Interviews News This new artist has generated over $1m from sync. But should he have had to? Barns Courtney is a huge hit in Hollywood, but his story says a lot about the challenge of breaking British artists in the UK
Interviews Savan Kotecha: ‘Music is about emotions and connecting people – not money or ego.’ Pop connoisseur Savan Kotecha opens up about songwriting, perfectionism and winning at the music business
News Ed Sheeran tops 1 billion views on YouTube with third album In the last two months, Sheeran's YouTube channel has gained over 3 million subscribers
News RCA Records signs worldwide artist deal with Stargate The duo release their debut single on Friday, March 10th
News Changes at Three Six Zero in US and UK, say sources Mark Gillespie and Dean Wilson are setting up separate ventures
News Songwriters fight Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon and Pandora over streaming rates Nearly 2,000 songwriters sign NMPA petition
News Sony Music launches Masterworks in Australia The label will be headed up by Sony Music Australia Senior A&R Director Robert Rigby
News Amazon is getting involved in the music festival business The firm plans to have an on-the-ground presence at music festivals in future
News Alternative Power 100 highlights women in the music business Peer-voted list revealed today in celebration of International Women’s Day
News Ditto Music expands in the US with new Los Angeles office Company has worked with the likes of Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran in the past