Music Business News: North America
News Its the 21st century successor to the groundbreaking Authentic Sound Effects albums News Why the whistle test means a great deal to the boss of Universal Music Group Analysis Why Sony's generosity is a strategic play in light of growing artist power Analysis News Unrecouped balances will be ignored by major in surprise move News Works Claiming and Recordation function now available for premium users News Key hire part of ongoing investment in recordings division Analysis The power of the major labels is not to be taken lightly for Daniel Ek News Cure 8 will release a series of compilations in coming months