News Now BBC Radio 1’s playlist gatekeeper, Nigel Harding, is leaving the station… But unlike others, the Music Policy Executive isn't going to Apple
News Google, Amazon and Pandora join forces to fight music industry over royalty rates Powerful lobbying group ready to scrap on performance rights and radio
News Tunecore posts 5% rise in Q1 artist payouts to $36m Firm now looks after 300k+ compositions through publishing arm
News Instagram launches @Music account to boost emerging artists Questlove helps social network show off abilities
News Piracy wounded in Germany as ‘tracker’ sites taken down Trackers co-ordinate 'give and take' on torrent sites
News Apple poaches top producers from BBC Radio 1 for new Spotify rival Four producers set to join Zane Lowe at Cupertino giant, MBW understands
News Cooking Vinyl signs Run For Cover deal in Australia Partnership kicks off with Turnover's Peripheral Vision
News Downloads down 12% in UK, albums down 5% – but streaming soars 81% Overall album sales fall 5.3% in unit terms
News Australian country label WJO partners with Universal Company boasts a roster in excess of 1,000 titles
News Spotify’s Daniel Ek launches conference for ‘Brilliant Minds’. Tickets cost $2,900. Symposium Stockholm takes place between June 8-13
News Metropolis Studios signs Le Third Floor deal to expand European presence Business already won in France, Turkey and Belgium
News PledgeMusic launches Emerging Artist Series with Swatch Danish artist Oh Land kicks off campaign in the US
News Americans really don’t want to pay for music in their cars 80% of US drivers listening to free music say they would not be willing to pay in future
News Grooveshark faces possible $736m payout as Universal damages trial kicks off Sam Tarantino and Josh Greenberg face a jury today
News Jay Z accuses Tidal rivals of ‘smear campaign’ as platform hits 770k subscribers 'Our actions will speak louder than our words', says Shawn Carter