Music Business News: United States
News Russell Simmons teams with streaming service for launch News Brice joins the music rights organisation ahead of the release of his fourth studio album later this year on Curb Records News Spotify and Apple Music data crunched for self-releasing acts News Can former Google exec Brian Adams play a key role in making Spotify profitable? News Former Columbia exec joins major publisher after signing Frank Ocean and more News Mark Zuckerberg's company is hiring for THREE new senior music licensing roles Analysis News Why becoming a record label isn't Spotify's golden ticket to profitability News Smith signed Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q and Rae Sremmurd