Music Business News: North America
News "One of contemporary music's most creative and prolific songwriters" News "Hopeless are a very exciting proposition for PIAS" News Universal owns minority stake in INgrooves News Payout thought to be worth between $5 and $10m Analysis "China, Russia and Canada must adopt clear rules" News Public broadcaster CBC signs licensing agreement News Include's Josh Wink's Higher State of Consciousness News Working new album from The Cranberries in 2012