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'
Analysis News Freemium made $500m less than Premium in the US last year But freemium has slightly increased its share of the total market
News Landrover partners with Sony Music Middle East 'My Land, My Music' will document musicians in the region
News BBC Radio 2 told it’s too white as it reaches just 12% of BAME adults Station told to do more to reach diverse audience by BBC Trust
News Dutch Universal label Top Notch partners with telecom brand Telecom service Hi teams up for video series
News Warner ’50 times oversubscribed’ as 140 indies bid for assets Deals could be finalised by end of summer, says leaked email
News Filippo Sugar named Chairman of Italian collection society SIAE Exec is President of Sugar Music in the territory