News SOCAN, CD Baby, SongTrust and FUGA back dotBlockchain Partners will contribute technical and financial resources to the project
News AEG buys stake in The Bowery Presents – and claims to be New York’s No.1 promoter Independent promoter puts on more than 2,500 events every year
News Universal: You’re all gonna have to trust us on this one… Universal SVP Jonathan Dworkin talks streaming, free vs. paid - and industry harmony
Interviews ‘Traditional music publishing doesn’t help artists at a certain level’ How Sentric Music has built up over a decade to offer songwriters a different route to success
News Naz Idelji named Director of Compilations at Sony Music UK Exec moves into new role from recently-acquired Ministry Of Sound
Analysis Smashed by Spotify, can TIDAL find a future which doesn’t end badly? How long can Jay Z afford to bankroll his minnow of a streaming service?
News CTS Eventim launches new concerts business in Germany Former Koko boss Marc Oßwald joins new venture
Interviews News Is the global sync market set to explode for indie labels and unsigned artists? Will some of the billions spent by Netflix and Amazon on content make its way to emerging acts?
News PledgeMusic names Bryan Mead SVP, Artist and Label Relations Mead most recently served as INgrooves Music Group’s Senior Vice President, Label Services and Marketing
Analysis What does the future hold for Sony Music and Sony/ATV? Why does Sony Corp seem to be treating Pictures and Gaming differently to music?
News The slow death of FM radio begins as Norway starts switching off The switch will roll out across Norway throughout 2017
News Sonos boss John McFarlane steps down as firm fights Amazon Echo Patrick Spence takes over as CEO
News Paradigm brings AM Only and Windish Agency in-house AM Only CEO Paul Morris and Windish Agency Founder Tom Windish will continue their leadership roles within Paradigm
Analysis News Ed Sheeran breaks all-time Spotify record three times in four days Shape of you attracted more than 7m streams on the service yesterday (Jan 9)
News UMG France exec Alexandre Deniot named Midem Director Deniot replaces Bruno Crolot who left after five years in July 2015