Interviews ‘Streaming has not broken the chart. The key is more long-term A&R.’ Do labels need to change their strategy in the streaming world?
News Warner is first major to license streaming video platform Vadio Vadio provides a music video platform to streaming audio services
News Warner artists set to appear on Vevo – but not on its YouTube platform Sources say major has not taken any equity in platform
News SOCAN moves into mechanical rights collection by acquiring Audiam Jeff Price's New York business snapped up by Canadian society
News Len Blavatnik: ‘I want to be in the music biz for a very long time’ Rarely quoted Warner owner marks five years of Access's involvement with WMG
News YouTube tests Donald Trump supporters with provocative new Music ads Google company launches ads on day one of the Republican National Convention
News This deal will change everything for the music business in Russia Universal signs an $8m advance with VK parent Mail.ru
News BMG is the biggest artist albums label in the UK this week Thanks to albums from Blink 182, Rick Astley and Gilbert O'Sullivan
Blog News Google’s ‘How To Fight Piracy’: An alternative version 'Google persistently directs fans to illegal sites in preference to those legitimate services'
News ‘YouTube’s Content ID fails to spot 20%-40% of music recordings’ Google says Content ID has generated $2bn for various rights-holders so far
Analysis Is BBC Radio 1 doing enough to support new British artists? Station's four most-played tracks this year have come from outside the UK
Interviews A discreet revolution: How Fintage House helped the music business grow up How a company that started in a bank became big news
News Crunch time for Sony/ATV’s $750m Jackson deal as rivals tell EC it will damage marketplace MBW obtains EC's survey which asks pointed questions about the deal
Analysis News How Spotify and Apple are winning a blockbuster war against YouTube The biggest songs in the world are now far more popular on audio services
News Warner’s ADA promotes Brandon Squar to lead global digital strategy Exec will report into David Orleans at independent services division