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
News Len Blavatnik: ‘I want to be in the music biz for a very long time’ Rarely quoted Warner owner marks five years of Access's involvement with WMG
News Meet your host for The A&R Awards in November… Fresh from working with David Brent, Doc Brown is joining our party
News YouTube tests Donald Trump supporters with provocative new Music ads Google company launches ads on day one of the Republican National Convention
News Universal names Maria Alonte sync boss for Def Jam, Island and Republic Former Red Light, Kemosabe Records and Nettwerk exec takes major East Coast job
News So… do new artists really need to sign to a record label? Willard Ahdritz, Nick Raphael, Jacob Whitesides and more contribute to documentary
News Jill Hollywood leaves Big Life to found Echo Beach Management Jacknife Lee, Cam Blackwood and Ash Howes join Hollywood's new venture
News London’s O2 Arena boss Rebecca Kane Burton quits AEG for Really Useful Group Exec spent four-and-a-half years running iconic UK venue
News Full list of Mercury Prize judges revealed for 2016 ceremony Jamie Cullum, Naughty Boy, Jeff Smith, Clara Amfo and Jessie Ware on panel
News Downtown Music Publishing acquires Nikki Sixx’s Mötley Crüe catalogue Downtown will also rep star for neighbouring rights
News Kobalt hires Tom Sansone as CFO as James Fitzherbert-Brockholes steps up to COO 'Fitz' has been a shareholder and director of Kobalt since its foundation in 2001
News Apple: Music streaming should pay songwriters $910 every million plays New statutory rate proposal filed with the Copyright Royalty Board
News Spotify raids BBC Radio for talent to boost UK playlist team Austin Daboh and others join George Ergatoudis at streaming company
News Warner pinches Ole Obermann from Sony to head up Business Development Respected exec has been with Sony for a decade
News Warner just had its biggest Q3 since Len Blavatnik bought it Quarter included a $9m gain on asset sales, with around $810m generated in total