News Polydor says it’s ‘at the forefront of breaking UK acts’ after BRITs Critics’ Choice result "Polydor is the best label in the UK today in terms of breaking new artists."
News 3 Beat has ‘matured as a multi-genre label’ in 2017 Jon Barlow opens up about future of British label
News Taylor Swift’s Reputation sells 1.29m in opening week in the US Fourth consecutive million-plus debut for Swift
Analysis News Universal’s streaming revenues will smash past $2bn this year Total company revenues will get somewhere near (or even above) $6bn
News Alphabet/Google leads $70m funding for startup aiming to challenge major labels UnitedMasters has been set up by one-time President of Interscope Records, Steve Stoute
News Lana Del Rey pays tribute to ‘principled’ managers Ed Millett and Ben Mawson Tap Management crowned Manager of the Year at the Artist and Manager Awards in London
News BMG hires Tom ‘Grover’ Biery as EVP, Recorded Music in US Exec previously worked at Concord Music
News Vevo’s Artists To Watch 2018: Tayá, Col3trane, Ashe, Jillian Jacqueline Meet Tayá, Col3trane, Ashe, and Jillian Jacqueline...
News Taylor Swift’s Reputation smashes past 700k sales on day one in US Expectation is that LP will sell around 1.2m in opening seven days
Analysis Pandora has lost $1bn in 4 years and is worth less than ever. Can it be salvaged? As user base sinks to lowest point on record, is Pandora beyond salvation?
News Reservoir signs new deal with Havana songwriter Ali Tamposi Tamposi has written for Beyonce, One Direction and many more
News Taylor Swift to hold new album off streaming services for a week Looks like Taylor's gunning for those full LP sales in week one
News The A&R Awards 2017: Steve Mac, Young Turks and Atlantic win big Reservoir, Universal Music Publishing, Guv Singh and more collected gongs in London last night
News Warner Music Thailand hires Karl Kongkham as Managing Director Warner Music Thailand is home to local artists including Boom Boom Cash, Carabao and My Life As Ali Thomas
Interviews Willard Ahdritz: ‘We are building a company for the future of the music business’ The Kobalt boss on his optimism for the future of the record business