Interviews ‘We’re very well-funded – and we’re looking at everything out there’ eOne Music President Chris Taylor tells us about the well-funded independent company's global ambitions
Analysis SiriusXM’s Pandora investment looks like a lifeline – but feels like an invasion What does Greg Maffei have up his sleeve for Pandora and Tim Westergren?
News Merlin deals paying out the equivalent of nearly $1m a day to independent labels Payouts grow 52% over past year - but online 'value gap' is dragging these numbers down
News ‘Safe harbour is a crippling brake on the growth of the properly licensed music market’ Beggars boss Martin Mills gives his unique view on the issue plaguing the music business
Analysis News ‘Legislators must continue to acknowledge and protect the value of copyright’ UNIFIED's Matthew Rogers on safe harbour... and the tech companies which benefit from it
News Financial platform Stem, which counts Frank Ocean and Childish Gambino as clients, raises $8m Total money raised so far by royalties software tops $12.5m
Interviews What does the future hold for Midem? After battling with a decline in attendance for 11 years, new Midem boss Alexandre Deniot tells us why the industry conference is still relevant
News UK startup MelodyVR raises £5m, hires Ben Samuels as President in North America Former Spotify exec Nikki Lambert promoted to Chief Marketing Officer
News YouTube has a new label relations boss: SoundCloud’s Stephen Bryan Exec reunited with former Warner colleague Lyor Cohen
Analysis News ‘The value of creative assets is systematically being taken away from artists and music companies’ Secretly Group's Darius van Arman talks safe harbor, YouTube, SoundCloud - and the tyranny of copyright laws
News Gary Kelly promoted to EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Interscope Geffen A&M Exec joined Interscope in 2010 as Head Of Sales
Blog News ‘The major labels are spending big on data. Indies must turn to tech to compete’ Absolute Label Services' Simon Wills on the company's new AI tool, and the importance of smart data
News Arcade Fire pull catalogue from UMG/Merge to sign new deal with Sony Are Sony UK boss Jason Iley's fingerprints on the contract?
News Warner sells flurry of copyrights as indie divestment process heads towards finish line Buzzcocks, Hot Chip, Neil Finn and Tom Waits albums have all found new homes in recent weeks
News TIDAL loses its third CEO in two years as Jeff Toig exits Digital platform says it will unveil new CEO in coming weeks