News NetEase Cloud Music completes $600m raise to take on Tencent Baidu, General Atlantic, Boyu Capital and others plough money into Tencent Music rival
Interviews ‘It’s always in your best interest to bank a lot of karma chips in the music industry’ Big Deal founder Kenny MacPherson on success – and the opposite of success
News Helen Murphy to succeed Robert Ott as Chief Executive Officer of Ole Ott will continue to serve as an advisor to Ms. Murphy and the ole Board of Directors
Interviews News Jonathan Dickins on Adele, working with labels and what makes a great manager September Management founder and CEO Jonathan Dickins was interviewed on stage today in London
Interviews ‘Lots of people told me that managing songwriters and producers wasn’t a real business.’ Milk & Honey founder Lucas Keller on his business – and the music industry
News Lyor Cohen warns music industry over ‘unintended consequences’ of Article 13 YouTube’s Global Head of Music slams Article 13 in a monthly newsletter to industry execs
Analysis Sony Music revenues up 5.8% so far this year, sales dipped slightly in last quarter Streaming revenues shoot up 26% in the first nine months of 2018
Interviews ‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever make a living out of music.’ Clarence Spalding on his career, his life – and managing the biggest country artists on earth
News Two of Canada’s leading indie distributors, Select and Outside Music, are merging Select and Outside will maintain independent offices in Montreal and Toronto, respectively
Interviews ‘We are custodians of a great legacy, which we hugely respect, but we can’t let it weigh us down.’ Louis Bloom has been a loyal servant of Island Records UK for 16 years. Now, he’s running the place. What’s his plan?
News Deezer launches in Middle East & North Africa with exclusive Rotana catalog The launch follows Deezer's exclusive digital distribution deal with Rotana Group earlier this year
News UK’s Music Managers Forum teams up with YouTube to launch Accelerator Programme for Managers Successful applicants will receive grants of up to £15,000 and professional training
News Music rights-holders lose $2.65bn annually because businesses are using personal streaming accounts The study was carried out by Nielsen Music
News Shamrock Capital buys Stargate publishing catalog, including Rihanna, Katy Perry hits Tor Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen have worked with Rihanna for a decade
Interviews ‘Creativity and authenticity is what’s going to continue driving our business.’ Carolyn Williams, EVP of Marketing at RCA Music Group, discusses her biggest lessons learned and changing role of marketing