News SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor: ‘We’re in a much clearer place now.’ SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor joins the MBW Podcast to discuss the platform's trajectory
News SoundCloud partners with programmatic ad-tech company AppNexus 'We’re eager to leverage the strength of AppNexus’ global multi-format open marketplace'
Analysis Why Sony’s EMI buyout won’t make it the world’s biggest music company – but will make it the biggest publisher How Sony and Universal would have stacked up in the 12 months to end of March this year
News Pandora completes $145m acquisition of AdsWizz, paying $66m in cash 9.9 million shares of Pandora common stock paid as part of the deal
News SOCAN elects new board of directors to serve from 2018 to 2021 Majors and independents both represented on new-look board
News YouTube Music begins its ascent: ‘The potential prize here is huge’ YouTube Music arrives in the US, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea
Analysis Why Billboard’s new chart changes will please some – but aggravate others The USA's leading chart is about to slash the value of 'free' streams versus their paid counterparts
Interviews ‘When superstars land here, we can handle it.’ Alec Boateng and Briony Turner of Atlantic Records UK talk A&R, breaking artists and being part of Max Lousada's Warner
Interviews ‘There’s never been a better time to be a part of the music business.’ Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke gives us his take on some of the music industry’s most pressing issues of the day
News Live Nation launches investment fund for female-led live businesses Fund aims to help underrepresented female entrepreneurs in the global concert promotions, events and festival spaces
News Warner quietly launches free Tunecore rival for unsigned artists Level Music doesn't charge artists for uploading their tracks
News Spotify to take action on ‘hateful’ content and conduct R. Kelly is one of the first artists to be affected by new policy
News Modern Sky to ship British producers to new Beijing studio Company partners with Stephen Budd Music after opening new facility in China
Interviews Eliah Seton on indie artists, big money deals and the future of the music business ADA boss Eliah Seton on his rise through the music industry, and the future for distribution and services companies
News Symphonic Distribution makes senior hires in New York and Los Angeles Nick Gordon joins from The Orchard alongside former Universal Music exec Jaime Feldman