News Austin Daboh joins Apple Music as Head of Editorial for UK & Ireland Daboh reports to George Ergatoudis, Head of Music at Apple Music UK
News As predicted, Amazon launches $15-per-month hi-def music streaming service, Amazon Music HD “Earth will be changed forever when Amazon introduces high quality streaming to the masses," says Neil Young
News Sony/ATV extends deal with Grammy-winning songwriter Boi-1da Songwriter has penned hits for superstars including Drake, Rihanna, Eminem, Cardi B
News Deezer plans 2020 User-Centric Payment System pilot launch – if it can get rightsholders to sign up Companies that support Deezer’s UCPS proposal so far include Because Music, Wagram Music, Play Two, Idol and others
News Cindy James named Head Of Commercial Marketing for Caroline James was most recently Vice President of Streaming & Playlisting Strategy for Island Records
News UMPG appoints Stephen J. Dallas as SVP, Business & Legal Affairs and Digital Business Development He previously served as Vice President, Digital Legal Affairs & Business Development at Warner Chappell Music
News Alibaba to acquire 20% of NetEase Cloud Music, say sources (UPDATE) Major league deal will take on Tencent Music Entertainment, owner of QQ Music, Kuwo and KuGou
News The United States is about to become a $10bn recorded music market again – for the first time since 2007 US market now on course to generate over $1bn EVERY MONTH from recorded music in the first half of 2020
Analysis Taylor Swift’s Lover: A lightning rod for a record industry struggling to define its own success MBW takes a long, hard look at one of the biggest albums of the year so far
News Is Artificial Intelligence about to transform the sync industry? Deal struck between Audio Network and Singapore-based Musiio
News Allen Kovac urges indies not to ‘drink the major label Kool-Aid’ as he collects AIM Innovator Award "We develop artists. Majors manufacture them. Don't play their game, and thank you."
Analysis Interviews With $1bn in annual sales in BMG’s sights, Hartwig Masuch questions ‘irrational’ cost structure of traditional labels BMG's boss discusses his confidence in his own company... and his lack of confidence elsewhere
News Taylor Swift’s Lover has sold over 3 million equivalent units worldwide Album has also eclipsed 1 million-plus total consumption year-to-date
Interviews ‘As an industry, the minute you start focusing only on the past, you’ve written your own obituary.’ Media magnate Strauss Zelnick looks back at his time in music...
News Mark Fry named VP, Warner Music Nordics He will continue to serve as Managing Director of Warner Music Finland