News Germany-based IDAGIO classical music streaming platform launches free tier Service has a catalog of over 2m tracks
News After Spotify’s cash-for-promotion ad launch, now SoundCloud artists can pay to boost their tracks Original tracks can be boosted to the top of listeners’ feeds
Analysis News The music industry shouldn’t kid itself: Piracy was never killed by streaming… but it might be more valuable than you think. Piracy is still thriving, says MUSO boss Andy Chatterley – but could it be used to convert more people to paid streaming?
News Tencent wins Jay Chou copyright lawsuit against NetEase – report Chou is as the center of a paywall strategy for Tencent Music Entertainment
News BMG makes ‘significant investment’ in US business with development of new L.A-based facility BMG's Los Angeles operation is its biggest global territory – some way ahead of the UK
News Deezer introduces ‘Shows’ hub for non-music audio content New feature will include more than 15 custom channels
News Blackbird Music Publishing appoints Suzanne Moss as Vice President, Head of Creative Licensing Exec was previously Vice President of Creative for Film/TV ads at Universal Music Publishing
News UMPG signs Robbie Williams to global administration deal The British superstar is one of the UK’s best-selling artists of all time
Interviews VEVO 10: ‘The more that you feed into the machine, the more pick-up you’re going to get.’ Vevo's Senior VP of Content, Programming and Marketing, JP Evangelista, on discovering artists, developing careers and how to flourish in an algorithmic world
News Deezer launches standalone music app for Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format Artists including Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Earth Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye and Miles Davis are available on the app
News Peermusic UK inks JV with legendary radio host ‘Whispering Bob’ Harris & music platform Under The Apple Tree The deal establishes a publishing division for UTAT
News Record labels can now pay Spotify to promote artists on the platform, via pop-up ‘Music For You’ alerts US-only 'test' is first official sign of Spotify charging labels and artists for 'two-sided marketplace'
Analysis Is ‘One Sony’ finally becoming a creative reality? There are signs that cross-media projects are being built across Sony Corp
News The epic story of a Grammy winner, $204,613 – and a legal battle with ramifications for songwriters everywhere Why Shane McAnally's fight with ASCAP could have repercussions for years to come