News Streaming playlists becoming ‘closed shop’ to independent labels Playlists on the agenda at AIM's Indie-Con
News PRS is working with Google to build a Shazam for public licensing CEO Robert Ashcroft lets the cat out of the bag in new Forbes interview
News Germany is introducing streams into its album chart… but it’s complicated Fiendishly complex formula created to uphold credibility of the album
News SoundExchange paid out $803m in 2015 – but its growth slowed right down Year-on-year growth hits 3.8%, down from 31% in 2014
News Here’s why 1,500 YouTube views now equates to an ‘album’ in US sales awards The RIAA explains why it's made changes to its Gold and Platinum awards
News Believe Digital expands into Norway with Indie Distribution partnership News comes less than a year after Believe took on $60m in investment
News BMG promotes Zach Katz to President of Music Publishing in the US 'I am incredibly proud of the strong community we have built with our brilliant writers, executives and partners'
News 1,500 YouTube plays now officially counts as an ‘album’ in the US Ratio for single downloads lengthened from 100-1 to 150-1
News 24% of Sony Music’s recorded music income now comes from streaming Adele, One Direction and Little Mix amongst Q4's biggest global sellers
News Chris Price named Head Of Music at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra New Slang Media exec to replace George Ergatoudis
News Universal, Sony and Warner license new streaming platform CÜR Music All three majors appear to have taken a slice of equity in the business
News The sad final act of Blinkbox Music: selling off its database JD Sports group buys customer emails from defunct Spotify rival
News Can these former Rdio execs woo the music biz for Pandora? Iain Morris and Rich Masio on board at all-new Pandora
Analysis Netflix is putting all sides of the music business to shame Making A Murderer - and setting an example to labels and Spotify