Analysis Blog Brexit threatens the global unity crucial to the future of the music business 'The sharing of information, the discovery of new talent... is under threat'
News Warner artists set to appear on Vevo – but not on its YouTube platform Sources say major has not taken any equity in platform
Analysis A quick reminder of the power of the tech biz vs the music biz Softbank just bought ARM for $32bn. For that amount, it could probably have bought all music ever.
News Randy Phillips to be named CEO of SFX Entertainment, say sources Exec left Global Entertainment in September after just seven months
News This Kobalt-managed fund has spent $200m on music rights in 5 years Kobalt Music Copyrights is doing big business in the music industry... but why?
News Beatport ‘dramatically improves profitability’… by dropping streaming SFX reverts to download-only storefront, starts making money again
News South African label signs global deal with Universal Music Group Afrikaans specialist Inhoud Huis inks partnership with Sipho Dlamini's team
News Nettwerk sells 30-year-old publishing catalogue to Kobalt investment fund Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride explains to MBW why he's sold - and where the money's going
News One Direction’s Liam Payne signs with Universal’s Capitol Music UK New management company to be announced soon
Analysis Is YouTube really the music business’s biggest problem? StubHub and Live Nation are doing a roaring trade from secondary ticketing
News Pandora slips further behind Spotify as active listeners fall by 1.3m Active listeners now stand at 78.1m, while net losses averaging more than $1m a day
News A2IM, RIAA and Concord support Capitol Records in Vimeo lawsuit Brief relates to pre 1972 recordings
News SOCAN moves into mechanical rights collection by acquiring Audiam Jeff Price's New York business snapped up by Canadian society
News UMPG promotes David Gray to EVP/Head of West Coast A&R '“David is a dynamic creative executive with stellar ears'
News Downtown Records signs exclusive deal with Interscope Exclusive distribution and label services deal agreed
News 365 exec Paul Smith joins Warner/Chappell’s UK A&R team Smith is Senior International Creative Manager
News Pressure builds on freemium model as Deezer launches paid-only in the US Users offered 30-day free trial
News Spotify is asking brands to bid for ads based on your individual tastes Programmatic advertising deal done with Rubicon and others