News ASCAP launches Digital Team to increase transparency and efficiency Two execs join PRO from tech world to sharpen up digital efforts
News Muff Winwood to be crowned A&R Icon at the A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios Former Island Records, CBS and Sony exec to collect gong on November 2
News Warner commits to SoundExchange artist payments as it signs Pandora deal Major joins UMG, Sony and Merlin
News ‘Independent publishers have a special place in the music business’ How is peermusic meeting the challenges faced in the streaming era?
News Paul Pacifico replaces Alison Wenham as CEO of UK trade body AIM FAC boss takes over at label body in November
Interviews ‘Artists are complicated people. You’ve got to be sensitive to that.’ Big Life's Tim Parry on breaking a big act worldwide - and missing Jazz Summers
Analysis Spotify’s competitors turn up the heat as Amazon readies its rival Pandora, Amazon, Vevo and others keen to launch new features over the coming months
Analysis News BMG revenues top $200m in H1 2016, with an 18% profit margin Bertelsmann-owned firm looks on course to near $500m revenue this year
News Deezer US boss quits for a vape company as new hires are revealed Two new hires to drive growth for Deezer during a period of rapid business expansion
News The biggest album launches in the US this year are streaming exclusives Views, Lemonade and now Blonde are the US's biggest week-ones this year
Analysis Katy Perry knows exactly how much Spotify is ‘punishing’ Apple exclusive artists… Rise appears to be a flop worldwide. Except Australia.
News Six months of Apple Music now free with EE in the UK market Britney Spears and Kevin Bacon star in new 'multi-million pound' ad campaign
News Peermusic promotes Mary Megan Peer to Deputy CEO Exec moves up in family-run independent publisher
News Yes, Lucian Grainge has ‘banned’ streaming exclusives at UMG. No, it’s not all about Frank Ocean. UMG doesn't think exclusives work for its business - and they're not suing Frank
Analysis Lucian Grainge wants to crush streaming exclusives. Does he really have the power? From Kanye to Rihanna and Beyonce, artists are taking control of the music business