News Spirit Music Group acquires Nashville catalogue StyleSonic Buyout includes four No.1 US country hits
News UK’s Official Chart moving from Sunday to Friday Show will be broadcast from 4pm to 6pm every Friday
News Kobalt signs US admin deal for John Denver catalogue Singer/Songwriter's Greatest Hits has gone nine-times platinum
Blog This freemium furore reminds me of the Napster era Independent artist manager Howard Mills on the industry debate of the year
News WiMP brand axed as Tidal tidies up in time for Jay Z takeover Changes will take effect on March 30
News ole acquires production music agency Jingle Punks ole catalogue foldded into production music agency's repertoire
News Atlantic Records co-founder Miriam Bienstock dies aged 92 Bienstock later helped husband Freddie Bienstock build Carlin Music
News ‘Let’s not pull the rug from under Spotify’s progress’ James Sandom tells MBW his thoughts on the debate of the year
Analysis Why Sony Music and Sony/ATV are on course for a big financial year Sony/ATV should pull in around $1.2bn in revenue in fiscal year
News Hard Rock launching festival in Barcelona in July Avicii, Kings Of Leon and Lenny Kravitz to play
News Universal challenges YouTube singer/songwriters to ‘win a record deal’ Free entry for Caroline and Focusrite competition
News Abbey Road launches worldwide music production Diploma Abbey Road Institutes will launch in London, Berlin, Munich, Melbourne and Sydney
News Italian crowdfunding platform has helped artists raise €1.6m – now it’s launching in UK and US Platform allows artists to reward fans directly
News Read Gaye family’s open letter on Blurred Lines and ‘protecting great music’ 'Thicke and Pharrell did not have the right to use Marvin Gaye's song without permission'