News Universal extends deal with HP after launching streaming service HP Lounge comes to 22 countries
News Poundworld ducks PPL and PRS fees by dumping chart music Retailer will no longer pay licence fee money to artists and songwriters
Interviews BMG: We’ll leave US market share fixation to ‘flawed’ major labels Jon Cohen tells MBW what makes his firm different as it hits No.1 milestone
News Ministry Of Sound switches digital distribution from Sony DADC to FUGA British dance label re-signs with Netherlands-based firm
News Major labels sue ‘Popcorn Time for music’ platform Aurous UMG, Sony and Warner club together to hit Andrew Sampson with lawsuit
News Live Nation Australia signs deal with Telstra Mobile telco customers will get priority access to tickets
News Ed Sheeran has generated over $20m on Spotify Sheeran songs have been streamed 2.9bn times in total on Spotify
News Sony/ATV’s ‘best years are ahead of us’, Bandier tells staff Publisher boss reassures his employees
News Live Nation re-brands 3 ex-MAMA venues as ‘O2’ in the UK Kentish Town Forum and Manchester Ritz included in deal
News Paramount Pictures puts hundreds of full movies on YouTube for free Historic licensing pact signed with Google-owned video giant
Analysis Land of the free? 5 myths about the American music market. An in-depth look at what's happening to the biggest music market in the world
Blog Complaining is not a strategy: What managers are saying about the music business The MMF's Jon Webster reports from a series of meetings in the US
News YouTube rival MUZU is heading into liquidation Meeting with liquidator set for October 22 in Dublin
Blog Join MBW and Crowdmix at ADE in Amsterdam next week Much talked-about startup teams with MBW for event on Friday, October 16
Analysis The MBW Review: Jimmy Iovine needs to mind his frees and Qs Sony/ATV, Jimmy Iovine, France and Pandora on the agenda