News Merck Mercuriadis fund successfully raises $260m+ to buy music copyrights Mercuriadis is already in discussions to buy eight catalogues
News Apple is launching a subscription bundle including music, TV and news – report Is the future of subscriptions in multimedia?
News Universal agrees licensing deal with AI-powered video sharing platform Triller Platform aims to become talent-discovery portal
News Sony/ATV, Stellar Songs and MER launch joint publishing venture in Scandinavia Stellar Songs Scandinavia to develop and launch songwriting talent from Scandinavia and emerging markets worldwide
Interviews ‘This is probably the most exciting time I can remember in the music business.’ Matt Pincus, SONGS Music Publishing founder, on the music business - and its future
News Songtradr launches unified digital distribution service and metadata offering Artists now able to distribute their music to over 200 streaming and download services at once
News Sony Music signs exclusive distribution deal with the Prince Estate Deal covers 35 previously released album titles from the late star’s catalogue
Interviews ‘Artists have the best chance of success when they get things rolling themselves.’ Tap Management's Ed Millet and Ben Mawson give their views on the ever-changing modern music business
Interviews ‘In music publishing, your reputation is everything.’ Downtown Music Publishing's UK boss, Roberto Neri, discusses the company's growth and its future ambitions
Interviews ‘You get the best out of an artist if you treat them like a partner, rather than someone who is subservient.’ Empire founder Ghazi Shami explains how his business is competing successfully with major labels
Analysis News After revenues dropped last year, can Napster really compete in the streaming music space? US company turned over $172.4m last year, down from $208.1m in 2016
Interviews Lyor Cohen: ‘I’ve always had the gift of being self-assured.’ One of the most talked about execs of all time on the industry... and himself
News YouTube Music goes fully live in 17 markets – including the US, UK and Canada Google platform says it has 'aggressive goals' for growth this year
News Universal Music Group expands content agreement with All Def Media Deal includes developing long and short-form video content, live events and social media content