Interviews JioSaavn: ‘We’re doing for music what Netflix did for movies.’ The service's CEO, Rishi Malhotra, discusses his company's uniqueness – and the power of parent company Jio
Interviews ‘Can you hear us now?’ 300 Entertainment boss Kevin Liles on records, rivalries, race – and running a post-Lyor Cohen company
News LyricFind: It’s possible that we ‘unknowingly’ pinched Genius lyrics for Google search results Statement addresses claims made in Wall Street Journal article
News Universal boss Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘We owe our artists answers’ over 2008 fire that destroyed masters "I will ensure that the senior management of this company, starting with me, owns this."
News Rising UK star Hamzaa signs with Downtown Music Publishing Deal follows follows recently-released single, London
Analysis Blog If songs are more important than ever, why don’t more music publishers act like it? Downtown CEO Justin Kalifowitz says the industry can be doing much more for its star talent
Analysis The major record labels are signing over 50 artists a month. Is that too many? The majors are inking deals with over 600 artists every year
News Sony/ATV promotes Dale Esworthy to EVP, Worldwide Administration He will manage all administration operations for the publisher
Interviews ‘Music is fundamentally important to people. It’s not disposable – nor are the artists who create it.’ Ian Montone, manager of Vampire Weekend and many others at Monotone Inc. on the industry and his career
News Merck Mercuriadis’s Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquires catalog from Jason Aldean producer Michael Knox Together with Jason Aldean, Knox has sold over 35m singles in addition to 18m albums
News J.R. McKee joins Todd Moscowitz’s Alamo Records as Head of Digital Sales & Revenue McKee will oversee streaming strategy and marketing
News AEG teams with CJ LiveCity to build K-Pop themed entertainment complex & 20,000-cap arena in Seoul, South Korea Venue is projected to attract over 20m visitors annually
Analysis Why spend $4.1bn on A&R? Because new artists are accelerating streaming’s growth. Some more good news for Lil Nas X and his contemporaries...
News SoundCloud names Gilles BianRosa Chief Product Officer He was previously a Chief Product Officer at Samsung