Interviews ‘Streaming has not broken the chart. The key is more long-term A&R.’ Do labels need to change their strategy in the streaming world?
News Warner is first major to license streaming video platform Vadio Vadio provides a music video platform to streaming audio services
News Apple Music buys rights to Carpool Karaoke spin-off exclusive Late Late Show segment has featured Adele, Justin Bieber and Michelle Obama
Interviews Martin Goldschmidt: 5 life lessons from 30 years of Cooking Vinyl Smoking joints, mad accountants and giving money to artists - all crucial to the growth of Cooking Vinyl
News Warner artists set to appear on Vevo – but not on its YouTube platform Sources say major has not taken any equity in platform
Analysis A quick reminder of the power of the tech biz vs the music biz Softbank just bought ARM for $32bn. For that amount, it could probably have bought all music ever.
News Randy Phillips to be named CEO of SFX Entertainment, say sources Exec left Global Entertainment in September after just seven months
News Beatport ‘dramatically improves profitability’… by dropping streaming SFX reverts to download-only storefront, starts making money again
Analysis Is YouTube really the music business’s biggest problem? StubHub and Live Nation are doing a roaring trade from secondary ticketing
News Len Blavatnik: ‘I want to be in the music biz for a very long time’ Rarely quoted Warner owner marks five years of Access's involvement with WMG
News Apple: Music streaming should pay songwriters $910 every million plays New statutory rate proposal filed with the Copyright Royalty Board
News Spotify raids BBC Radio for talent to boost UK playlist team Austin Daboh and others join George Ergatoudis at streaming company
News This deal will change everything for the music business in Russia Universal signs an $8m advance with VK parent Mail.ru
News There’s an interesting new startup on the horizon: meet Platoon LoveFilm co-founder and ex-Apple exec involved
News ‘YouTube’s Content ID fails to spot 20%-40% of music recordings’ Google says Content ID has generated $2bn for various rights-holders so far