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
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?