Music Business News: North America
News Mackay first joined UMG label in 1998 - will now head up soundtracks at Sony Music
News Bristol band sign global publishing deal
News The thing Steve Jobs never thought would happen... has happened
News Move called 'a proactive response to the transformation of the markets and modes of consumption of music'
News Upcoming releases under the new deal include an album from Broken Social Scene
News The multi-year partnership encompasses Bell Media's extensive in-house audio visual catalog of more than 12,000 tracks
News Ed Sheeran praises Lousada's 'amazing music brain' as Coldplay attest to his 'deep love of music'
News Revenues tipped $1.059 billion last year, up 4.3% on 2015, while distributions to songwriter, composer and publisher members were up 5.6% to $918 million