Analysis YouTube’s dreaming of a $40bn record business. Just a ‘fantasy free-for-all’? Does YouTube's lofty prediction for the music industry hold any water?
News Universal now has a Chief Tech Officer: Gracenote founder Ty Roberts Executive has also worked at Apple, ION Music and Pixar
News Kanye West makes US chart history with The Life Of Pablo Around 70% of album's Billboard 200 performance comes from streaming
News Apple Music’s biggest swipe at Spotify yet: Drake’s exclusive new album 'Thank you Apple Music - always, man'
News Warner edges out Sony and Universal in 2015’s blockbuster singles list But Universal takes half of Albums Top 10 placements
News Germany’s ‘Album Of The Year’ isn’t Adele’s 25 – it’s a Christmas record Helene Fischer's festive effort, featuring Ricky Martin, triumphs at Echo Awards
News Rhapsody/Napster: Losing millions every month, but still innovating Allow us to introduce 'a Tinder for music lovers'
News Sally Davies named MD of Universal’s UK live entertainment division Former O2/AEG exec steps up from COO role
Analysis Pandora’s had a rough few weeks. Now it’s crunch time. Three questions Tim Westergren is going to have to tackle
News Could PRS lose MCPS business after 19 years together? Administration of historic UK mechanical business now up for tender
Interviews Atlantic’s Ben Cook: ‘Atlantic signs characters. You’ve got to be about more than gimmicks’ Ben Cook on Ed Sheeran, Ahmet Ertegun and why 'pop robots' just won't do
News YouTube faces new DMCA enemy: Katy Perry and Deadmau5’s artist supergroup Lionel Richie, Elvis Costello and Christina Aguilera have all signed petition
News [PIAS] beefs up in US market, signs new deal with RED Distribution Matthew Owen will head up Los Angeles office, as staff join in New York
News Spotify ready for streaming showdown as it raises $1bn in convertible debt Expect some big spending from Daniel Ek in the coming months
News SoundCloud launches subscription service ‘Go’ in the US market SoundCloud Go makes platform a real rival to the likes of Spotify and Apple Music