Blog ‘Festivals are developing talent. Don’t make us pay for declining income elsewhere.’ 'An inflexible tariff for all festivals and concerts is absurd and unworkable'
News Revealed: The 186 artists fighting the YouTube-shielding DMCA Irving Azoff brings together stars from all genres to petition against safe harbor
News Rita Ora signs global deal with Atlantic Records UK Sarah Stennett manages artist at Len Blavatnik JV
News Warner launches Artist Services division led by Matt Young Former Band Merch and Blue Grape exec promoted, Artist Arena brand retired
News Spotify tops 100m active users – but can it keep up its conversion rate? End of year figures for 2015 showed a 31.5% conversion rate into premium
News Bella Union opens its own vinyl shop in Brighton, England Simon Raymonde's label starts selling direct to consumer and hosting in-stores
Analysis Blog The music industry must innovate to tackle secondary ticketing rip-offs Alison Lamb's blog explores the problem of fans being hurt by ticket resale platforms
News SoundExchange payouts are still growing – but not like they used to… Michael Huppe reveals forecast of 7% growth in 2016
News Merlin on course to pay independent labels $500m a year by 2018 Independent body pays out $232m in past year from streaming services alone
News Abbey Road Studios backs The A&R Awards as headline sponsor Event will take place on Wednesday, November 2 in London
News Another streaming service fails to IPO as Guvera flotation is blocked Australian company posted a net loss of US $61.2m in its last fiscal year
News BMG scores No.1 album in the UK with Rick Astley’s 50 Company also celebrates No.2 single in Germany - with its writers behind the market's No.1
Analysis YouTube faces superstar backlash over DMCA – but is it the best strategy? Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani and more have signed a new petition
News Pandora just announced something which sounds a lot like Spotify’s Discover Weekly New Music Stations deliver a curated set of tracks every week to users
News Warner’s ADA takes care of A2IM member fees for independent labels ADA's clients include Epitaph, Matador, Mute, Nettwerk, Sub Pop and Secretly Canadian
News BMG is battling for two No.1 chart spots in the UK and Germany Rick Astley and Max Giesinger in contention to top rankings this Friday
News French singles chart now combines sales and streaming French market decides to convert sales into streams for its chart formula
News Mike McCormack replaces Paul Connolly as MD of UMPG in the UK Connolly had been with the company for 28 years before today's announcement