Analysis Fast-growing Sony/ATV now controls 4 million song copyrights Publisher is around 800,000 ahead of rival UMPG
News Live Nation just spent $16m on a management company and a promoter Sweden's SPG claimed some of the money - plus a mystery firm
Analysis Can Russia’s anti-piracy law revive the global music business? New copyright legislation gives industry players hope
News Universal appoints Vocanic’s Florian Jungbauer in Hong Kong office George Ash welcomes former Vocanic MD
News Eye Sound founder Frank Ströbele joins BMG in Germany Exec's management clients include Within Temptation
News Simfy quits streaming music race in Germany as Spotify dominates Platform was born in 2010 and expanded abroad
News Spotify selling 3 months of ad-free music for less than $1 in the US Offer available for non-existing subscribers
News Spotify secures $350m in funding round – without relying on Universal It's the seventh funding round in Spotify history
News UK festivals launch 24-hour ‘legal highs’ awareness campaign Glastonbury and T In The Park participate in awareness bid
News The creator of Google Maps is launching a new music start-up Lars Rasmussen quits Facebook to work on new app
News Jane Dyball takes over at UK’s Music Publishers Association… for now Exec appointed interim CEO at trade body
News Max Martin wins ASCAP Songwriter of The Year Award for 8th time Sony/ATV picks up Publisher Of The Year prize
News Grooveshark is no more – and says sorry to the music industry Major labels agree to settle with notorious copyright infringer
News Erik Huggers, ex-iPlayer exec, confirmed as Vevo CEO Huggers is also a former President of Intel's media division