News Troy Carter pledges to ‘protect the voice of artists’ at Spotify Former Lady Gaga manager moving to streaming service
News Pascal Nègre reveals why he exited Universal Music Group Vincent Bollore didn't renew veteran's contract
News Watch this investor tear into the music biz’s treatment of startups Sitar Teli was unafraid to speak her mind at Midem this weekend
News Amazon just made another album on its own ‘label’: Songs Of Summer Teddy Thompson, Passenger, The Strumbellas and more commit tracks to LP
News Independent labels have a 37.6% global market share, says new report Mark Mulligan research bases figure on rights ownership, rather than distribution
News Mike Rittberg exits Universal’s Verve after 4 years Exec follows David Foster out as UMG restructures
News Google wanted to buy Michael Jackson’s $750m stake in Sony/ATV Lawyer Joel Katz spills the beans on what would have been a shocking deal for the music biz
Analysis Spotify’s average subscriber paid 5% less last year – but premium conversion grew 7% The average subscriber was paying $0.28 less a month - but 31.5% of users subscribed
Interviews ‘We are concerned about the value flowing down to artists and creators’ Annabella Coldrick explains her objectives for the managers' trade body
News Donna Caseine joins Reservoir after 20 years at UMPG Exec worked with the likes of Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey at Universal
News Bucks launches management division, hires Anthony Hippsley Former Big Life and Spilt Milk exec joins London team
Interviews Warner/Chappell’s Jon Platt: ‘A lot of people in the music business give a good meeting. We get results.’ From Denver DJ to major publisher Chairman - Jon Platt has quite a story
News Warner Music Group acquires Swedish playlisting firm X5 Music Company specialises in digital compilation creation
News UMPI and SACEM strike pan-European licensing deal with SoundCloud The agreement covers 33 territories
News Capitol signs YouTube artist discovered by Conrad Withey’s Instrumental Scott has recently has a six-week run in the UK Top 40
News Chrysalis deal done, Warner’s Chris Ancliff steps up to EVP role Ancliff named Executive Vice President for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa
News Warner sells Chrysalis Records back to Chris Wright and Blue Raincoat Records from The Specials, Sinead O'Connor and Debbie Harry included in the deal