Analysis Blog 20 things I’ve learned during 20 years of running a music company Absolute's Henry Semmence looks back over two decades
News New edition of Music Business UK out now – subscribe today! Modest!, Stuart Camp, Hartwig Masuch, Simon Cowell, Liz Goodwin, Dipesh Parmar, Ros Earls
Analysis News Spotify still pays artists out of one big ‘pot’. Should the company change its policy? Is the 'pro rata' system of payment fit for the modern era?
News MelodyVR teams up with Liam Payne for its first live VR broadcast The event will take place on December 19 at a secret London location
News Sony Music acquires Savage Garden catalog in Australia “I could not be happier! I belong here, I plan to stay here, I am home!”
Interviews ‘The best artist managers are constantly learning and constantly growing.’ Andrew Gertler is interviewed in MBW's World's Greatest Managers series
News ONErpm hires Martin Price as Head of Operations and A&R at new Jamaica office Price will focus on establishing the company’s presence in the Reggae, Dancehall, and Urban markets based out of Kingston
Interviews ‘True superstars are often outliers – they bring the light to them, rather than going to the light.’ Max Lousada on big buys, breaking artists, and his first year in charge of Warner's global recorded music operation
News A raft of Fortune 500 companies trust this exec’s company with their data. Now, he’s turning his attention to the music industry. Ben Mendoza, founder of MDSL, launches Beatchain and Fancoda
News Has Three Six Zero just launched its own label in partnership with Sony? Mark Gillespie exec produced new movie, starring Natalie Portman
Analysis Why Spotify needs to up its game outside of Europe and the Americas (and is making big bets to do so) If Spotify's expanding into India, its investors should prepare themselves for a tough challenge ahead
News eMusic token sale for blockchain-based platform opens to public Funds from the token sale will be used for development of the eMusic Blockchain project
News Paradigm Talent Agency buys Dale Morris & Associates touring business As part of the deal, agents Mike Betterton and Nate Ritches become part of Paradigm's Nashville team
News Will Article 13 really kill YouTube? Read it for yourself – it’s just over 450 words long (UPDATE) Make your own mind up on the most controversial legislation debate of the year
Interviews UROK’s Roy and Sam Eldridge on Liam Gallagher, Plan B, Jess Glynne… and each other Father and son team Roy and Sam Eldridge discuss artist development and the state of the record industry