Music Business News: United States
News Company says it spent over $300 million on advances and catalog acquisitions in the period Interviews Jimmy Napes discusses bangers, ballads, the importance of writing 'crap' songs and his enduring, phenomenally successful partnership with Sam Smith Analysis As industry dynamics shift, are we going to see artist and label services divisions grow in importance for the majors? News Figure was revealed by Washington DC-based nonprofit organization OpenSecrets Interviews Adrian Sykes talks to David Miller about his career, how and why he now lives and works in the States, and the problems with the UK industry… News Company is reportedly 'scaling back' its plans Analysis News MBW fillets a new investor factsheet published by the publicly-traded firm News Sire was co-founded in 1966 with music producer Richard Gottehrer