News Universal unhappy about TIDAL’s ‘ridiculous’ Rihanna leak accusation UMG source: 'They are trying to pass blame for their own incompetence.'
News 1,500 YouTube plays now officially counts as an ‘album’ in the US Ratio for single downloads lengthened from 100-1 to 150-1
News Jeannette Perez named Global Synch & Brand Partnerships boss at Kobalt Exec steps up to take worldwide role, reporting into Richard Sanders
News Beatport: SFX bankruptcy won’t stop our label payments Digital service makes pledge to its partners
News SFX Entertainment files for bankruptcy in the US Beatport and Tomorrowland owner now looks to be taken private and wipe $300m off debt bill
News BMI’s Tina Hart joins UK’s Music Publishers Association Ex-Music Week employee becomes Membership and Outreach Manager
News TIDAL blames Universal for Rihanna ANTI release leak blunder Interesting tactic from TIDAL as UMG get public flak
News LastMinute.com founder leaves Shazam board Brent Hoberman steps down from UK-registered firm's board
News Deep Purple companies fall into administration Firms created to manage and exploit copyrights are now up for sale
News YouTube not liable for copyright infringement, rules German court GEMA defeated but vows to appeal
News 24% of Sony Music’s recorded music income now comes from streaming Adele, One Direction and Little Mix amongst Q4's biggest global sellers
Analysis Spotify is converting more people into paying subscribers than ever before Service now has 28m paying subscribers and close to 100m active users
Analysis Spotify’s investment striptease is an ugly necessity – but an insult to artists Spotify goes all out to attract investors in new $500m round - but what about musicians?
News UMG veteran Frank Arigo joins Columbia Records in the US Exec joined Polygram in 1996 before moving on to UMG's Distribution arm
Interviews ‘Success in management means achieving an artist’s goals’ Red Light UK boss James Sandom is our Manager Of The Month
News FUGA hires ex-Discovery Networks and eBay execs 'This is a time of opportunity, growth and continued change for FUGA'