Interviews ‘Music is significantly undervalued – people are thinking about it in the wrong way.’ Kobalt's Willard Ahdritz talks publishing, major record companies, and the true worth of the business today
News Facebook and Instagram users in Brazil can now add music to their Stories Facebook has launched its music offering in over 40 countries to date
News Primary Wave Music Publishing acquires minority equity interest in Premier Music Group Premier was founded by former Downtown Co-Founders Josh Deutsch & Terence Lam
News BMG Production Music partners with Red Bull Media House Deal will see BMGPM represent the Sounds of Red Bull production music catalog worldwide
News Hipgnosis already owns over 5,000 songs – with another $1bn-plus of deals in its sights "We now have a pipeline of catalogs with an aggregate value in excess of £1 billion."
News The music industry is tackling streaming fraud with a pointless ‘Code’. It won’t work… but these ideas might. Penalties for artists, penalties for staff, more funding – why wasn't any of this in the industry's own policies?
News The Jonas Brothers launch $599 limited edition vinyl subscription club via LA-based Vinyl Moon 'This is the first time the band has allowed their music to be released on vinyl'
News Derek Wells named Senior Director A&R/Production, Spirit Music Nashville Spirit has also formed a JV with Wells for his 2 Mix Music company
Interviews JioSaavn: ‘We’re doing for music what Netflix did for movies.’ The service's CEO, Rishi Malhotra, discusses his company's uniqueness – and the power of parent company Jio
Interviews ‘Can you hear us now?’ 300 Entertainment boss Kevin Liles on records, rivalries, race – and running a post-Lyor Cohen company
News Vivendi ‘very confident’ it will ignite Universal Music Group sale process by end of the year 'UMG is doing very well. The question is how to find the right partner, up to 50%. But everything's fine – trust me!'
News Universal boss Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘We owe our artists answers’ over 2008 fire that destroyed masters "I will ensure that the senior management of this company, starting with me, owns this."
News Troy Tomlinson joins Universal Music Publishing Group as Chairman and CEO, Nashville Tomlinson joins UMPG from Sony/ATV where he served as President and CEO
News Concord acquires historic classical music publisher Sikorski Business to sit alongside Concord’s Boosey & Hawkes classical division
Interviews Amuse is capable of offering $1m-plus advances. What’s its long-term game plan? Amuse CEO Diego Farias explains how he's building a record label fully attuned to the needs of artists in the digital age