Music Business News: North America

Sir Lucian Grainge’s festive message – read it in full

Exec covers Kanye West, streaming, SoundCloud and more in end of year missive

Atlantic’s Craig Kallman: ‘Artists are smart about the music business. They sign to people who believe in them.’

Atlantic's CEO and co-Chairman talks breaking artists, Julie Greenwald, sound quality and Ahmet Ertegun

After Lyor Cohen quit for YouTube… who’s taking over at 300?

Could Republic's Rob Stevenson be in line to take over?

Kobalt signs ‘momentous’ deal to administer Elvis Presley publishing catalogue

Agreement incorporates more than 1,000 songs

ASCAP inks five-year deal with RMLC – including improved royalty rate

More than 10m works covered by major radio deal

Warner Music hires Vinnie Freda and Ralph Munsen in key technology roles

Ex-INgrooves and GroupM execs will report into Steve Cooper

Tony Harlow appointed President of Warner artist services arm WEA Corp

Former V2 and Co-Op exec makes move to New York from WMG in Australia

Atlantic Records’ Julie Greenwald: ‘It’s not enough to be smart. You have to be smart… and out-hustle everyone’

Julie Greenwald talks Atlantic Records, Craig Kallman, streaming and Lyor Cohen