News Universal Publishing Production Music launches new label BLOCK will provide hip-hop and urban music for TV, film, radio and advertising clients
News India’s music business will almost double in value by 2019 – KPMG Optimistic forecast, but subscription services income cut in half in 2014
News Canada’s ole acquires Mark-Cain catalogue and Taurus recordings Includes Max Webster, Ian Thomas and Lawrence Gowan tracks
News Warner/Chappell promotes Katie Vinten to VP of A&R 'She's an exceptional publisher who time and again brings out the best in songwriters'
News Facebook has 10 times as many users as Spotify and Pandora combined Total video views on social network now rival YouTube
News New Deezer CEO to address ‘freemium vs. premium’ at Midem 2015 Exec to speak on June 5 in Cannes
News Global launches live music arm, hires Bon Jovi manager and AEG’s Sam Bush Teams with AEG for Rolling Stones concert in the US
News Alt-J, Hozier and FKA Twigs amongst Ivor Novello 2015 nominees Bear's Den and George Ezra also make shortlist
News Ed Sheeran tracks have made $14m on Spotify Calcuation based on Spotify's own public payout rate
News Tidal’s popularity plummets on US and UK Apple charts App has slid over 700 places on unofficial iOS rankings since launch
News Canada set to extend artist copyright term from 50 to 70 years Leonard Cohen and others welcome move
News Lucian Grainge joins WME and Vessel at Technology Innovators Forum BBC Worldwide, UK Trade and Investment and The Chernin Group will also attend
News ReverbNation launches music publishing operation with Sentric CONNECT Songs will offer administration under a revenue sharing model
Interviews After buying Tunecore, Believe Digital ready to challenge majors Denis Ladegaillerie says combined company will turn over $250m a year
News Mark Ronson, Manic Street Preachers PR firm Ooh Brilliant to close Agency also worked with Tove Lo, Tom Odell and Icona Pop
News PledgeMusic hires Scott Hueston as Head of Artist Solutions in North America Exec is a former GM of Wicked Cool Records
News Universal may hold key to Spotify’s $400m injection To be valued at $8.4bn, Spotify may need its UMG deal done