News British songwriters’ body opposes Sony’s proposed takeover of EMI Music Publishing BASCA joins IMPALA in officially opposing Sony's plan to own 100% of EMP
News Pulse Music Group promotes Joe Poindexter to Senior Vice President, Digital New title arrives after unprecedented growth period for the company
News Wendy Griffiths upped to EVP role at Position Music in Los Angeles Ex-BMG exec climbs the ranks at Tyler Bacon's company
News Universal and Elton John sign global deal covering records, publishing, merch and more Global deal sees Universal companies working across multiple rights for British star
Analysis This is how we should be measuring global streaming subscribers Glenn Peoples on the fast-growing music subscription base - and where it goes next
Analysis Jon Platt’s arrival marks an opportunity for aggressive Sony to finally sing in harmony What Jon Platt's move from Warner/Chappell means - and why it completes the new-look Sony
News Spotify set to launch in the Middle East and North Africa in November Streaming company is currently seeking advertisers in fast-growing markets
Interviews ‘Songwriters should be prepared to go through a lot of stuff to get to the real thing.’ Motown songwriting royalty Valerie Simpson is our latest World's Greatest Songwriters interviewee
News Mute Song goes fully independent in the US in ‘essential next step’ for publisher London-born company is home to music by Nick Cave, Swans and many more
News SoundCloud launches Discover Weekly-style new music playlist 'SoundCloud Weekly playlists will feature multiple times more creators than are featured in playlists on other streaming services'
News Warner/Chappell hires Rich Robinson as EVP, Sync and Creative Services Exec moves across from SVP role at Warner Music
Analysis Blog Vine and Musical.ly transformed the music industry – then they disappeared. Will history repeat itself? What does the death of innovative (and beneficial) digital music platforms mean for the future of the business?
News Songtradr hires Clare Nicholls as Chief Financial Officer Fast-growing music licensing platform announces senior hire
Analysis Blog Spotify profit payouts: What’s the fairest way to recompense artists? Annabella Coldrick of the Music Managers Forum dissects the main players to examine how they're distributing cash windfall
Interviews Concord has spent over $1bn on acquisitions in the past 14 years. Meet the exec sniffing out the deals. Steve Salm on building up a business which will turn over more than $400m this year