News Universal is hosting its own festival in Spain for the second time The Universal Music Festival will see Rod Stewart, Rufus Wainwright and more play
News Nielsen confirms YouTube has fallen behind audio streaming in the US Data is broadly in line with BuzzAngle stats from earlier this week
News Warner’s ADA promotes Brandon Squar to lead global digital strategy Exec will report into David Orleans at independent services division
News This group despises ‘bad behavior’ by music publishers. Guess who funds it? Google, Pandora, Twitter all help bankroll lobbying group fighting the music biz
Analysis News Spotify has surpassed 35m subscribers – and is growing faster than ever Stat means that Spotify currently has more than double Apple Music's subs worldwide
News Jody Gerson and Jon Platt slam consent decree ruling UMPG and Warner/Chappell respond to DoJ decision
News Universal poaches the Head of iTunes and Apple Music in Germany Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba leaves Apple after eight years in the music team
News Download sales have fallen 24% in the past year in the US market Around 130m fewer downloads were bought in H1 2016 than the same period last year
Analysis YouTube’s dominance takes a beating from Spotify, Apple Music and co New BuzzAngle stats show that audio platforms are now dominating streaming
News Revealed: The 1,000 artists attacking YouTube’s safe harbour in Europe Everyone from Ed Sheeran to Coldplay, The 1975, Years and Years and Paloma Faith
News App designed to help indies optimise streaming playlist strategy launches Entertainment Intelligence says platform will 'empower clients to modify their playlist strategy'
News New £100m royalty fund set up to invest in UK music companies Veteran manager Darren Michaelson to oversee investments
News BMG acquires Australian indie publisher and label Alberts "As of today, Australian artists and songwriters wishing to tap into the world market have a genuine alternative to the established majors"
News Andy Prevezer promoted at Warner Music UK Exec becomes VP Press for Warner Bros. & Parlophone UK & SVP Press Strategy WMUK
Analysis Why TIDAL is the perfect acquisition target for Apple In many ways, Jay Z's company is exactly what Jimmy Iovine is looking for
News Joel Katz to be honoured with City of Hope Award Award recognises a leader whose work has fundamentally impacted the music, film and entertainment industries
Analysis Spotify and Apple are at each other’s throats – with the music biz caught in the middle The fallout between these two digital music giants is starting to get ill-tempered...
News Pantaleon launches record label in partnership with Universal Music manager Pino Brönner is CEO and partner