Analysis What happens when artists and record labels build and buy their own media companies? Cherie Hu breaks down the increasing similarities between 'music companies' and 'media companies'
News CD Baby now publishes over a million songs – and says it’s ‘helping solve the industry’s publishing problem one songwriter at a time’ US-based company first moved into publishing space five years ago
News Amazon Music hires Andre Stapleton as Head of US Label Relations Exec joins Amazon from Sony Music Entertainment
News Alexa is coming to cars, thanks to new Amazon developer kit Developer kit released to install Alexa within car dashboards
Analysis News Spotify is on a collision course with the major record companies. Here’s why. Spotify has a number of tricky issues to face down during its 2019 negotiations with the biggest labels
News Bucks Music Group hires Adam Soffe to sync team Soffe joins following roles at Ministry Of Sound and Universal Music
News Blue Raincoat Artists hires managers Darin Harmon and Josh Fisher Artists Phoebe Bridgers and DJ Hector brought into the fold
News Sony’s EMI takeover ‘has to be blocked’ says IMPALA, as it files official EC complaint Helen Smith and co voice regulatory concerns over the year's biggest music takeover
News Reservoir signs deal with Stone Temple Pilots frontman Jeff Gutt Gutt joined band earlier this year
News Universal Music Group is making TV shows in tandem with Lionsgate 'First-look' agreement struck with Mad Men and Orange Is The New Black company
News Concord Music buys UK-based label Independiente Label controls copyrights by Travis, Embrace and more
News Norway’s Arctic Rights inks sub-publishing deals with BMG and Kassner Johan Husvik joins as Head of Sync at expanding company
News Kobalt signs David Guetta to global publishing admin deal Deal includes back catalog including No.1 records
News Universal Music Publishing Group inks global deal with Lionsgate Entertainment Universal boss Sir Lucian Grainge is a director at film and movie giant