Music Business News: North America
News Ex-Atlas and UMPG exec Jennifer Blakeman heads up new venture News Exec to lead expansion in Canada Interviews Willard Ahdritz’s latest venture is trying to reduce the risk of music industry artist development. He might just be on to something... News Massey also launches publishing and management JVs with Sony News TME is set to float on "a recognized stock exchange in the United States", confirms Tencent Analysis Why Jay Z and Beyoncé's latest move didn't make industry ripples like it once might have News Union accused of enforcing contracts from session musicians and background vocalists in perpetuity Analysis Why 170m vs. 132m doesn't seem to add up - until you dig into the factors surrounding it