News PPL slashes anti-piracy spending as annual collections rise to £197m BPI contributions cut by a million as staff costs grow by £1.3m
Analysis Spotify’s competitors turn up the heat as Amazon readies its rival Pandora, Amazon, Vevo and others keen to launch new features over the coming months
News Spotify is making its own records… and putting them on playlists 'Chill' playlists being infiltrated by Spotify-owned recordings, MBW learns
News UMPG pipped Sony/ATV to become top Gold & Platinum publisher in the US last month UMPG - led by Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson - was the lead US publisher in July with 86 certifications
News BMG’s Thomas Scherer promoted to EVP BMG US Publishing The exec now has direct responsibility for BMG’s LA and New York-based publishing creative teams
Analysis News BMG revenues top $200m in H1 2016, with an 18% profit margin Bertelsmann-owned firm looks on course to near $500m revenue this year
News Live Nation hires Rafael Lazarini as Head of Biz Dev in South America Former Rock World exec will be based in Rio de Janeiro
News Universal isn’t quite done with streaming exclusives (but almost is) Major has apparently received "a flood" of supportive emails after Lucian Grainge's ban
News Revelator gets $2.5m funding led by Exigent Capital The funding brings Revelator’s total amount of cash raised so far to $5.5m
News Deezer US boss quits for a vape company as new hires are revealed Two new hires to drive growth for Deezer during a period of rapid business expansion
Blog ‘Rather than a land grab, streaming should be a race to build the most excitement’ Former Apple Music employee Sean Glass tackles solutions for the problems he sees in the music business
News The biggest album launches in the US this year are streaming exclusives Views, Lemonade and now Blonde are the US's biggest week-ones this year
News Raw Power signs ‘innovative finance agreement’ with Pulled Apart By Horses Yorkshire band will have ability to choose their own route to market
Analysis Katy Perry knows exactly how much Spotify is ‘punishing’ Apple exclusive artists… Rise appears to be a flop worldwide. Except Australia.
News Universal exclusively windows new Ariana Grande video for clothing brand Guess Fashion brand is also going to sign artists as part of new deal
News Universal Norway boss Petter Singsaas exits major after 22 years Per Sundin and Frank Briegmann pay tribute to departing exec in internal note
News Mike Caren’s APG launches ‘next generation creative space’ in Los Angeles State-of-the-art studios open, inspired by Atlantic's New York setup
News Six months of Apple Music now free with EE in the UK market Britney Spears and Kevin Bacon star in new 'multi-million pound' ad campaign