News Universal caught up in $125m lawsuit as Spinal Tap star accuses Vivendi of fraud Harry Shearer accuses Vivendi of deliberate under-payment of royalties
News FUGA launching new US operation as it signs Tommy Boy deal New York office soon to open as 7digital exec comes on board
News Caroline Dollimore named Director of Publicity at Atlantic Records UK Former Purple PR exec takes top press job at Warner label in London
News Amazon is subsidizing $7.99-a-month Prime streaming for labels Retail giant to cover $2 per user for the music business
News BBC Radio 1 ditches In New Music We Trust playlist Will bigger C-list and new Specialist Chart make up for the loss?
News ‘X Factor meets Spotify’ coming to the US as NBC snaps up The Stream Norwegian format acquired by major network in North America
News Spotify UK is profitable – but advertising revenues fell last year Ad income drops by 2%, accounting for 5.7% of total company revenues
News Spotify Chairman Martin Lorentzon steps down as Daniel Ek takes his place News comes a month after Chief Revenue Officer left company
News Amazon launches $7.99-a-month Spotify rival for Prime members US launch arrives, with device coming to UK, Germany and beyond later this year
News Bruno Crolot named General Manager of Spotify France and Benelux Former Midem and Universal Music exec takes top job at streaming company
News ie:music names Dan Medland and Michael Loney joint MDs as Tim Clark becomes Chairman Clark agreed changes with David Enthoven before his death in August
News Sentric signs deal with Defenders Entertainment (and its One Dance copyright) Sub-publishing deal struck and new JV launched
News Grammy winner Itaal Shur signs deal with Downtown Music Publishing Songwriter co-wrote Santana's Smooth
News YouTube, PRS and SACEM back songwriting camp’s global expansion Stockholm Songwriting Camp coming to Paris and London this year
News Merlin opens Japan office in Tokyo, headed by Haji Taniguchi Streaming was up 85% in value in Japan in H1 2016
News UMG more in thrall to Vincent Bolloré as his Vivendi stake tops 20% French businessman will receive 29% voting rights at Vivendi next year
News Matador Records expands in UK with three new vacancies Beggars Group partner currently hiring for three new positions
News Beggars Group profits soar 230% in Adele’s record-breaking year UK-based independent turned over more than £70m in 2015