News CISAC pays tribute to former President Jean-Loup Tournier Tournier was also a former senior figure at SACEM in France
Interviews Why is Kobalt getting into bed with Google? Willard Ahdritz on striking an investment deal with the search giant
News Germany: 2.5m premium streaming users with ‘room for improvement’ Streaming numbers should double by 2018, says GfK
News Live Nation Labs co-founder Ethan Kaplan joins Gracenote Exec will integrate Gracenote into emerging platforms and services
News The Orchard acquires royalty processing firm RoyaltyShare Also makes 'strategic investment' in Korrect
News Universal launches popularity contest on Spotify in Sweden Stream Your Dream offers playlist benefits
News Forget Daniel Ek or Lucian Grainge: this man may have more impact on the music business this year than anyone BMG, Spotify and Universal stand to gain from Euro trend
News 7Digital bags Sainsbury’s contract as it posts small net profit £300,000 profit largely thanks to Audioboom sale
News Can Vessel weaken YouTube’s stranglehold on the music business? Rights-holders earn 70% of all advertising against their content
News Natalie Judge promoted to UK General Manager of Matador 'It's great to still be part of the family seven years on'
Analysis Who’s more powerful: Universal Music or Sony/ATV? Which of the majors is taking the most market share?
News Universal Music Group must be sold or spun-off, says shareholder – so far, Vivendi refuses to listen UMG would benefit from operating as independent, says PSAM