News Vevo UK’s Tom Connaughton promoted to New York office Exec joined Vevo back in 2011 from MySpace
News Entertainment One acquires Nashville’s Dualtone Music Group The Lumineers record label snapped up by media corporation
News Arnon Woolfson named Head of Entertainment at Synergy agency Music, marketing and entertainment exec joins growing firm
News Deezer absorbs €100m investment from Orange and Access Industries Len Blavatnik pumps more money into Spotify rival
News Spotify and Starbucks are sort of doing Shazam without Shazam Centralised playlists will allow customers to identify tracks
News Did Spotify just buy its way to taking on WhatsApp? Acquisition of Cord Project suggests a WhatsApp-esque future for music app
News Matt Sawin promoted to SVP, Marketing & Commercial development at Caroline Former Startbucks exec steps up at CMG company
News Solar’s Alexander Wolf named President of SESAC International Former CELAS boss joins expanding PRO's London office
Analysis News Germany’s recorded music market grows 3.9%, widens lead over UK Physical claims 69.1% of overall market
News BMG buys control of Chess Records publishing company ARC Repertoire includes Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys and Howlin Wolf classics
News Universal’s VP of Digital Business Development Pat Shah joins Spotify Shah worked at EMI and then UMG for five years
News Membran signs services deal with hip-hop label Steel Wool outside America Deal includes Dr. Dre collaborator Anderson .Paak
News Prolifica Management expands with new writer/producer division Adam Parylak to head up new operation
News The Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dies aged 67 Frey co-wrote Hotel California, as well as many other hits
Blog What’s the point of A&R? Writer and former label man Ben Wardle on why A&R still matters in the SoundCloud age
News HMV Chairman Paul McGowan joins board of 7Digital as non-exec Hilco boss to advise digital music and radio company
Analysis News Even Adele can’t stop ‘old’ albums outselling new artist releases Catalogue trumps current album sales in historic milestone for the music biz