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
News Beatles lyrics coming to a mug near you after Sony/ATV deal Merchandise firm Epic Rights secures deal with Sony/ATV
News Sixx:A.M hit back at YouTube: ‘Where’s the response from Larry Page?’ LA band accuse YouTube of inaction
News Johnny Tennander takes charge at Sony/ATV Scandinavia as Patrik Sventelius exits Tennander will continue his role as Senior Vice President A&R Europe
News Twitter invests $70m in SoundCloud two years after walking away from $1bn deal Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirms the news
News Napster is having another crack at the US – as a legal service Lay-offs confirmed as P2P-associated branding goes worldwide
News WMA launches brand partnerships arm, hires former Sony exec Crystina Cinti to lead the division in London
News UK indie festivals warn of ‘catastrophic’ impact from PRS tariff rise AIF's Paul Reed calls single tariff 'remarkable and absurd'