News Universal launches startup ‘Accelerator Network’ in bid to find the next Spotify Michael Nash hails network as opportunity for reciprocal value
News Kobalt raises another $14m, forecasts FY revenues of $500m Firm's headcount set to hit 600 by the end of current financial year
News SACEM and Canal+ reach royalty agreement following fallout in France News comes months after Vivendi-owned broadcaster refused to pay authors' rights
News Proper Music Group signs deal to handle logistics for Southern Record Distributors’ labels SRD hands over fulfilment duties for around 200 labels
News West One Music Group launches new record label, Little Assembly LA-based label will focus on experimental pop music
News It’s official: Aaron Bay-Schuck and Tom Corson are taking over at Warner Bros Max Lousada is having quite the week
News UMPG veteran Gary Miller joins ex-boss David Renzer at Spirit Music Group Miller will lead synch at Spirit from Los Angeles office
News Startup HAAWK raises $2.5m and acquires digital music aggregator Dart Music Dart filed for bankruptcy in February
News Revealed: The finalists of The A&R Awards 2017 in association with Abbey Road Studios Who's up for a gong on November 1?
Analysis Blog How Streaming Music Platforms Can Last and Grow MixCloud's Nikhil Shah on building a sustainable streaming music service - and not over-spending
Analysis Blog The Future of Radio: Time for Broadcasters to Embrace Digital SoundExchange's Michael Huppe explains why radio must "move to digital – and all that entails"
News Live Nation hires Chris Loll as COO of Media & Sponsorship division New York-based exec will report into Russell Wallach
News Apple Music is now playable via the new Apple Watch Special two hour keynote taking place in Cupertino tonight
News Music market intelligence startup Soundcharts raises $3.1m in Series A round Paris-based startup will open new offices in Los Angeles, New York and London this year
Interviews ‘I think we’ve got by far and away the UK’s best A&R force’ Universal Publishing UK boss Mike McCormack's first interview since landing the job last year