News Kris Chen leaves XL after 11 years to join Warner’s Nonesuch Records Chen was head of operations at XL in the States, signing Vampire Weekend
News TIDAL parent lost around $2m a month last year, while seeking extra financing First year of Jay Z ownership put under the microscope
News ‘Independent publishers have a special place in the music business’ How is peermusic meeting the challenges faced in the streaming era?
News Sony slashed 60% of EMI Publishing staff after historic $2.2bn buyout Sony documents show heavy job losses at historic major company
Analysis Spotify’s competitors turn up the heat as Amazon readies its rival Pandora, Amazon, Vevo and others keen to launch new features over the coming months
Blog ‘Rather than a land grab, streaming should be a race to build the most excitement’ Former Apple Music employee Sean Glass tackles solutions for the problems he sees in the music business
Analysis Lucian Grainge wants to crush streaming exclusives. Does he really have the power? From Kanye to Rihanna and Beyonce, artists are taking control of the music business
News Spotify is out of contract with all three major labels – and wants to pay them less Spotify is currently paying 55% of revenue to labels. It wants to reduce it.
News Absolute Label Services signs deals with four classical artists UK-based company inks deals with Gavin Greenaway, Parker and more
News BMG acquires chunk of BBC Worldwide’s music publishing catalogue Music from shows including Luther, Mrs Brown's Boys and Frozen Planet included in deal
News Apple Music signs ‘power move’ label deal with Cash Money Records Birdman makes major announcement of label's affiliation with platform
News Kobalt Label Services signs Tom Misch after AWAL success KLS backs debut album after two years of self-releasing through sister Kobalt platform
News ATC names Gary Cohen Director of Brand Partnerships Cohen was previously Managing Partner at Brand Aid
News Music business mourns the loss of ‘true original’ David Enthoven Tim Clark, David Joseph, Tony Wadsworth and more pay their respects
News Music sales in Norway rise 7.8% as downloads drop 32% Norwegian music industry clocked up 333 million NOK ($40.3m) from music sales in H1 2016