News Warner buys indie hip-hop label Monsp Records in Finland Deal follows buyouts of Spinnin' Records and EMP by Warner in past two years
News Spanish collection society SGAE, plagued by corruption claims, kicked out of global PRO body CISAC 'The Wheel' finally catches up with SGAE
News ‘We are here to serve songwriters – we cut out middle-people as much as we can.’ Roberto Neri on the last four years at Downtown - and the future
News YouTube Music names Mabel as the UK’s first Artist on the Rise Artist was also nominated for the 2019 British Breakthrough Act at the BRITs
News Spotify music publishing champion exits amid songwriter pay fallout Adam Parness exits amid songwriter fallout
News Sofar Sounds raises $25m to help ‘scale the artist-fan connection globally’ Raise is being led by Battery Ventures and Union Square Ventures
News ‘Creativity is a muscle. It must be worked out. It must be pushed.’ Geffen boss Neil Jacobson on A&R, talking fast, the death of the album and much more
News Pro Music Rights inks deal with Billboard-charting act OG Maco 'The industry should take note that artists will no longer have to stand idle while their royalties are tied up in an opaque, antiquated system.'
Analysis News Spotify is encouraging artists to make their own podcasts using Anchor Why Spotify's new strategy could result in a clearer ROI at the platform
News Sony/ATV promotes David Ventura and Tim Major to co-MD roles in UK Jon Platt ups duo to run UK company
Interviews ‘What I’ve learned, and I’m not saying I’ve practiced it well, is you get what you demand.’ Ariel Rechtshaid on working with Madonna, Vampire Weekend and many more
News Canada’s RE:SOUND and SOCAN launch Entandem JV to offer single public performance licence Organizations will continue to administer royalties separately for recorded music
News Payola 2.0: The native ad model for streaming music? Feature.fm President David Porter on why 'sponsored songs' will be big business for streaming
Analysis Blog The record industry is booming again – but the digital services who rescued it deserve better Kim Bayley: 'An insidious rise in name-calling towards digital services and an apparently wilful dismissal of their contribution is on the rise.'
News Watch out, record labels: Spotify is inserting podcasts into personalized playlists Streaming company is testing a playlist called 'Your Daily Drive' reports The Verge