Music Business News: North America

Thanks Adele! Physical album sales went UP in 2015 as streaming doubled in the US

25 claims 3.6% of all album sales in the market in 2015

Lucian Grainge hands Ashley Newton dual role at UMG and Capitol

Exec held positions at Sony for more than a decade

‘A good manager should work harder than their artist’

Kevin Liles, D'Angelo manager, on how he treats artists

Spotify sued for $150m in mechanical royalties class action suit

David Lowery launches lawsuit claiming Spotify has knowingly profited

Why it’s tough to compare Adele, Taylor Swift and Beyonce’s digital strategies

Geoff Mayfield on why exclusive deals are rarely the same animal

Pandora signs direct licensing deal with Downtown Music Publishing

Downtown looks after John Lennon, Ray Davies and Randy Newman catalogues

Billboard sold to investment banker

Todd Boehly takes control of loss-making titles

Apple Music gets more focus from Eddy Cue in company reshuffle

Phil Schiller takes over App Store as Jeff Williams becomes COO