News Ticketmaster swoops for DIY ticketing platform Eventjoy Rapino says Live Nation can "deliver fans the best proposition in the market"
News Ticketmaster acquires Sherpa.be in Belgium Hubert Laterre will remain with group under new owners
News ole and Invinctus Entertainment Group form new publisher in Canada Ole has raised investments of over $320m
News Infectious Music acquired by BMG in £6m deal Alt-J's new album to be released under BMG ownership
Analysis Mexico: streaming revenues leap 130% in 2014 More than £8 million accrued from Spotify et al already
Analysis Streaming claims 63% of recorded music income in Denmark Streaming offsets declines in physical and download
Analysis German recorded music business declined by €4m in H1 2014 " The variety of music formats in the market is the convincing factor"
News Spotify lets artists sell direct to fans with Bandpage “This partnership represents an exciting step forward"
News Indie labels strike licensing deal with Pandora “I am thrilled to see the Merlin-Pandora deal come together"
News Kobalt: Vincent Clery-Melin, Pete Dodge and Paul Hitchman step up Recent signings include Lenny Kravitz and David Gray
News Jody Gerson: the first female CEO of a major music company Gerson named new UMPG CEO in Los Angeles