Music Business News: United States

Simon Fuller: ‘The identity of artists is being lost on streaming platforms’

Artist manager and entrepreneur speaks out about his concerns for the future of the music business

Entertainment One acquires live music specialist Round Room

Chris Taylor strikes deal with Stephen Shaw and Jonathan Linden

Spotify expects to have close to 100m paying subscribers by the end of 2018

Premium growth to remain flat on 2017, forecasts company - but user base to top 200m

The odds of an artist becoming a ‘top tier’ earner on Spotify today? Less than 1%.

How the service is current divided between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'

Facebook money: Wixen and Kobalt say they will pay songwriters fairly

Will the major publishers follow suit?

Primary Wave acquires Traffic classic Feelin’ Alright, partners with Dave Mason

Mason's career spans nearly 50 years and encompasses producing, performing and songwriting

Def Jam promotes trio of promotion executives

Nicki Farag, Noah Sheer and Keith Rothschild receive new titles at Universal label

US recorded music market generated $8.7bn last year – up by over $1bn on 2016

Streaming formats now account for 65% of US marketplace