News Music Glue hires Russel Coultart as Global Head of Business Development Respected former UMG exec joins direct-to-fan platform in London
News SoundExchange submits Sirius XM rate proposal for 2018-2022 CMO puts in preferred rate suggestion to the Copyright Royalty Board
News Spotify kicks off UK brand campaign in major cities Karen Staughton says campaign 'showcases Spotify doing what it does best'
News Round Hill Music acquires chunk of Dallas Davidson’s hit-filled catalogue Admin deal also struck with Davidson's Play It Again Publishing
News Universal Music Australia launches new studios in Sydney Forbes Street Studios joins Abbey Road and others in UMG's portfolio
News UMPG hires Jake Simon as Director Of Creative Former Atlas exec joins David Gray at major publisher
News Kobalt hires Laurent Hubert as it reaches out to other publishers Longtime BMG exec heads up new white label B2B division at Kobalt
News Bob Shennan takes responsibility for all BBC Radio with new promotion Exec originally joined the Beeb in 1987
Analysis Interviews What does the future hold for SoundExchange? Michael Huppe on Pandora, streaming rates and the industry's big data problem
News Sony/ATV promotes Brian Monaco to President, Global Chief Marketing Officer Publisher increased synch revenue by double digits last year
News Barney Wragg launches Blockchain band name register for music biz Former EMI and Really Useful Group exec launches service
News Drake’s One Dance becomes Spotify’s most streamed song of all time He might have signed an Apple Music exclusive deal, but that hasn't affected Drizzy's popularity on its rival
Analysis How Spotify can get profitable fast: Be more British. What Spotify's UK results tell us about its worldwide operation
News Bank Of America doubts Pandora can reach 15m paying subs Nat Schindler says on-demand service is "five years too late"
News Amazon crashes Apple’s exclusives party with huge Garth Brooks deal Huge country star bypasses Apple and Spotify for multi-million dollar deal
News Rob Stringer named Sony Music CEO as Doug Morris becomes Chairman Transition will take place in April 2017
News Swedish music industry enjoyed record year in 2015 Market jumped 13% across copyright licensing, sales and concerts
News Music + Sport backs The A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios Jockey Club Live producers will also be behind the scenes of the AV on the night