News Ole Obermann officially appointed to head Business Development at Warner Exec joins after a decade at Sony Music Entertainment
News Nicola Spokes joins Caroline International as UK Label Head Exec has spent last 15 years at Ministry Of Sound
Analysis Blog How managers are helping drive forward artists’ recording careers The MMF's Annabella Coldrick talks to some of the most entrepreneurial music execs around
News Deutsche Telekom backs Apple Music Germany deal with major TV ad campaign Six-month free bundle deal echos EE partnership in the UK
News Syco scores 30th UK No.1 album as Little Mix sell 96k week one Sony Music racks up its 13th chart-topper of the year
News Lewis Carnie and Paul Rodgers step up to head BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music Bob Shennan announces promotions as Jan Younghusband takes new role
News Top Rolling Stone Editor quits after 20 years to join Amazon Music Nathan Brackett makes switch to streaming service - following a well-worn path
Analysis News Streaming price war breaks out as Google offers 4 free months of Play Amazon's entry into the market appears to have kicked off Black Friday battle
News Leland Music launches Leland Originals to represent composers Abi Leland expands business, taking on clients including Donna McKevitt
News 10 years after she signed to XL, Adele becomes a stadium artist – and will headline Wembley Crowning glory for an artist who refused to rush her ascent
News Global songwriter royalty collections up 8.5% to €7.5bn in 2015 Harry Fox Agency added to collections for first time
News SoundExchange paid out $264m in Q3 – its biggest quarter in two years CMO is on course to pay out around $900m to rights-holders this year
News CD Baby acquires Show.co, will revive dormant Soundrop Marketing platform and social listening app join digital distribution firm
News Secondary ticketing: who adds the highest fees? Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic worldwide tour has sold out in one day, except it hasn’t
News Music Sales acquires Le Chant du Monde publishing catalogue from [PIAS] French firm was established in 1938
Analysis Interviews So… how DO you break an artist in the streaming age? Atlantic's Ben Cook explains his label's launch of fast-rising UK star Anne-Marie
Analysis What’s happened to global market share since Universal bought EMI? What's happened to UMG, Sony, Warner and the indies over the past four years?
News UMG’s Tunecore rival Spinnup surpasses 100,000 artist milestone 29 acts have already been upstreamed by service into Universal label system