News Amazon Music to stream Macklemore concert for free Show will be available free for non-Prime subscribers
News UMG and XL dominate the BRIT Awards as Adele rules ceremony Universal winners include Tame Impala, Justin Bieber and James Bay
News Meet Warner’s new A&R team. You’ve probably heard of them. Ellie Goulding, Ed Sheeran and Charli XCX all given imprints
News Danger Mouse leaves UMPG to sign global publishing deal with Kobalt Richard Sanders and Sas Metcalfe praise Gnarls Barkly man
News Sony Music opens Nigeria office as it expands across Africa Major hires Michael Ugwu as General Manager in the region
News Live Nation Canada strikes deal with Oilers Entertainment Group LN becomes Preferred Promoter for Rogers Place
News New York investor takes ‘major position’ in PledgeMusic D2C e-commerce site gets more backing from Magna Entertainment
News BMG inks label partnership with Roxette star Per Gessle Artist has sold more than 75m records worldwide
Analysis Blockbuster artists increased their share of streaming cash in 2015 Justin Bieber, Drake and The Weeknd did very nicely on Spotify
News Sentric Music hires publishing veteran Peter McCamley as Creative Director Exec has previously worked at ATV, Chappell, P&P and in a JV with Nettwerk Music
News Canada is now giving the music biz $30m a year. Will the UK follow suit? British Columbia joins Ontario, giving rights-holders and venues $15m
News Live Nation acquires Big Concerts – South Africa’s leading promoter Buyout expands Live Nation's global footprint to 38 markets
News Grimes signs to Sony/ATV’s new JV, leaving behind Kobalt deal Jack Antonoff company Rough Customer welcomes first client
News Production Park acquires UK-based touring firm Cato Music Both businesses will merge their respective academies
News This company thinks it can turn music pirates into paying customers Retune looks to 'generate large-scale click-through' for rights-holders
News Taylor Swift’s 1989 led Universal’s 10 biggest money-makers last year UMG now judges its biggest records on revenue, not unit sales
News Streaming killing the music business? UMG just posted its biggest revenues in a decade Streaming, publishing and exchange rate play a key role