Analysis YouTube’s dreaming of a $40bn record business. Just a ‘fantasy free-for-all’? Does YouTube's lofty prediction for the music industry hold any water?
News Loud & Proud Records signs global deal with Warner’s ADA Indie's catalog includes Lynyrd Skynyrd and Rick Springfield
News Imagem names Karen Macmillan VP of USA Creative Services Exec leaves behind role at Nettwerk to join independent publisher
Analysis The average music streaming subscriber is paying less than $1 a week And if you think that sounds low, you should see the YouTube stats...
News Daniel Ek warns Sweden that Spotify may be forced to grow elsewhere "We must consider whether to expand more in other countries instead of Sweden"
News Downtown Music Publishing inks direct YouTube performance deal Publisher praises platform for efforts on rights management and transparency
News ‘The value of music is still not being recognized’ Warner's Stu Bergen assesses the health of the worldwide music biz
News YouTube under fire as streaming grows by almost $1bn in a year Global music market up 3.2% in 2015, says IFPI
News AIM promotes Lara Baker to Marketing and Events Director Matt Parnell steps up to Legal and Business Affairs Manager
News Jason Rackham promoted to MD of [PIAS] UK in London Craig Penney and Geoff Muncey also step up at global company
News UMG parent Vivendi buys 15% stake in French music retailer Fnac €159m deal will see the pair team up for exclusive distribution partnerships
News UMG’s Jeremy Erlich moves inside Interscope Geffen A&M Exec spent last five years heading up UMG's corporate strategy team
News Universal’s US classical music boss Elizabeth Sobol exits Exec joined UMG in 2013, hired by Max Hole
News Universal now has a Chief Tech Officer: Gracenote founder Ty Roberts Executive has also worked at Apple, ION Music and Pixar
News Kanye West makes US chart history with The Life Of Pablo Around 70% of album's Billboard 200 performance comes from streaming
News Warner leaves Universal to fight VK alone as it settles out of court Sony settled with social networking site last year
News Universal Music Group is ‘out of contract’ with YouTube – sources Sony and Warner are set to follow suit in the coming months - ready for a summer showdown