News Sony Music plans to ‘aggressively pursue repertoire acquisition’ Investor presentation from July reveals key tenets of major's strategy
News Cooking Vinyl inks Epitaph services deal in Australia ADA will continue to handle distribution for Epitaph in region
News Van Morrison signs global music publishing deal with BMG Deal includes Top 5 hit albums Days Like This, Hymns To The Silence and Enlightenment
News The world’s biggest arms dealer, Lockheed Martin, is an investor in Pandora Corporation's asset management arm owns a slice of digital music company
News Kobalt signs partnership with Robb McDaniels’ Faction Entertainment Faction hands its management partners equity in the business
News Sony/ATV signs Lady Gaga, Sting and more for neighbouring rights Marketplace was worth more than $2bn for the music industry last year
News Reverbnation acquires user review site Audiokite DIY musicians platform swoops for fan-review generator
News Glassnote’s The Strumbellas go Gold in the US with single Spirits Band's track Spirits has also gone double-platinum in Europe
News The A&R Awards 2016: Watch the brilliant highlights here Everyone from September Management to Polydor, Because and Sony/ATV
News Watch ‘humbled’ Mike Smith collect first ever Sir George Martin Award Damon Albarn hands out special award to Warner/Chappell man at A&R Awards
News US music biz urges Government to back EU proposals to squeeze YouTube ‘value gap’ SESAC, SoundExchange and more are all on board
News UMPG signs global deal to administer Prince catalogue Deal agreed by publisher with Charles Koppelman and L. Londell McMillan
News How to be brilliant at A&R – by Muff Winwood Former CBS/Sony and Island Records exec picked up A&R Icon award last night
News The A&R Awards: All the winners from a big night for the UK music biz Mike Smith, Muff Winwood and Colin Lester collect special awards
Analysis Why real A&R requires far more than online metrics and YouTube Annette Barrett knows A&R: she's worked with Sting, Prince and George Michael in her career.
Interviews The evolution of Abbey Road Studios MD Isabel Garvey on the brand's past, present and future
Analysis News Streaming is crushing downloads at Sony Music, claiming 42% of revenues Streaming will soar over $1bn this calendar year despite currency issues
News INgrooves hires Kristine Bjørnstad and Tim Dunham to head Nordic operation Duo formerly worked at Swedish indie giant Cosmos