News YouTube acquires BandPage for undisclosed fee Platform previously partnered with Spotify and others
News Eventbrite acquires event management system Queue Tool combines event booking, box office and guest list administration
News Jobs go as Universal Music Group wraps up global restructuring International, distribution and Capitol Music Group all affected by changes
News Is this the end of MySpace? Brand sold in tech bundle to Time Inc A cautionary tale for any arrogant digital service
News Warner promotes Mike Caren to Creative Officer – and pumps millions into his business Caren has also been upped to CEO of Artist Partners
Analysis News Ouch: SoundCloud losses show a broken business model in desperate need of a fix Digital service is paying an average annual wage of nearly €80,000 to its staff
News Universal just launched its very own advertising agency BRING wants to team up UMG artists with ad-land in Oz
Analysis How much does SoundCloud really owe the music business? If SoundCloud was Spotify, it'd have paid hundreds of millions back to artists and songwriters
Analysis Sony and Warner’s equity cash giveaways tell us much about artist power in 2016 Why this isn't about money - although it totally is
News Sony: We will also pay artists profits from the sale of our Spotify stake Major issues statement to MBW hours after Warner's announcement
News Warner will pay artists Spotify IPO money when it sells its shares CEO Stephen Cooper makes unprecedented promise to performers
News Deep Purple: our copyrights can’t be sold by UK firms in administration The band says that DOP and HEC aren't permitted to dispose of their copyrights
News SoundExchange paid out $803m in 2015 – but its growth slowed right down Year-on-year growth hits 3.8%, down from 31% in 2014