News Facebook signs global licensing deal with Universal Music Group Recorded music and publishing both included in agreement
News Facebook poaches another senior Warner exec for its global music team Perry Bashkoff joins ex-colleagues Tamara Hrivnak and Jeremy Sirota at social media giant
Interviews David Joseph: ‘We creatively empower our artists globally. I’m proud of that.’ How David Joseph fixates on, copes with and ultimately succeeds at running the UK’s largest record company…
Blog ‘5 cast iron commitments artists should demand from digital distributors’ Absolute Label Services' Simon Wills makes the case for a digital distribution code of conduct that will protect clients in the evolving music business
News Official: Spotify and Tencent Music buy stakes in each other The rumors were true: the streaming giants are teaming up
News Deezer expands into Japan with HiFi audio offering Exclusive partnerships with Onkyo & Pioneer and Yamaha
News SoundExchange’s SXWorks appoints major publishers to its Board Reps from Sony/ATV, Warner/Chappell and UMPG sign up
News UK-based Proper Music gets a new warehouse – and a new look Capacity more than quadrupled at UK distributor
News 3 Beat has ‘matured as a multi-genre label’ in 2017 Jon Barlow opens up about future of British label
News Because Music expands into the US, signs new Universal deal Agreement covers physical distribution, marketing and promotion
News Spotify acquires ‘online recording studio’ SoundTrap Streaming platform spent $42m in the first half of this year buying startups
News Spotify to double UK workforce as it moves to 60,000 sq ft London office Company's team to up sticks to the Adelphi building near Trafalgar Square
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 Warner/Chappell promotes Eric Mackay to lead global digital strategy British exec becomes EVP, Global Digital Strategy
News Warner promotes Alfonso Perez-Soto to SVP, Global Business Development Exec was previously SVP, Business Development, Latin America, Spain and Emerging Markets