Music Business News: United States
Analysis News The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… News Puerto Rican megastar inks deal which covers recording and publishing assets News Lawyers for the current owner of 2 Live Crew's copyrights have filed to overturn the jury's decision News Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in today's announcement News YouTube aims to keep users engaged amid growing competition from other platforms News Apple is expanding its efforts to strengthen the artist-fan connection and offer promotional tools for musicians. Interviews The senior Sony Music Publishing A&R exec traces his life and career via seven tracks (and a couple of crafty hacks) News At around $700 million, the company's market cap is short of the $4 billion initially targeted in the merger