News Warner Music Group acquires Swedish playlisting firm X5 Music Company specialises in digital compilation creation
News Guvera launches $58m IPO attempt – but owes labels millions Company admits that if it can't float, it may be unable to pay its debts
News Windowing isn’t hurting streaming’s growth, says UMG parent Vivendi Arnaud Du Puyfontaine dismisses concerns over exclusive deals
News YouTube Red (and Google Play Music) goes cheap with sub-$1 deal Meanwhile, Spotify reveals new $9.99 for three months deal
News Streaming now represents 27% of album ‘sales’ in the UK market And streaming now counts for two-thirds of all singles 'sales'
Analysis YouTube is paying less than £0.0009 per stream to UK record labels MBW calculates per-stream rates from new BPI data - and it's not joyous reading
News Google’s role in music piracy is much bigger than it first appears Search engines were responsible for 46% of traffic to illegal streaming sites last year
News Music rights advocate to join SiriusXM as Director of Music Licensing Rae leaves behind his role as Future of Music Coalition CEO
News YouTube and the music business: Sympathy For The Devil (Pt. 2) How the music business possibly can - and possibly can't - work with its biggest digital partner
News Kobalt: New app is a ‘giant step’ towards transparency for songwriters 'Putting the power of Kobalt into the hands of creators has always been a top priority for me'
News Online video ‘value gap’ severely damages streaming payouts in France Video services claim 65% of plays, but pay just 10% of cash to artists and labels
News UMG poaches iMusica boss as Universal Brazil President exits after 13 years Paulo Lima to succeed José Eboli as President in crucial country for music's growth
News Pandora’s own biggest shareholder gives damning verdict on company Tim Westergren under fire from Corvex, which owns 10% in business
News Independent publishers fight against market concentration – and for more streaming cash Annette Barrett and Pierre Mossiat explain IMPF's mission
News Spirit B-Unique acquires Polar Patrol Publishing Acquisition includes tracks from Ed Sheeran's X co-written by Johnny Mcdaid