News TIDAL and Prince Estate reach deal to release new music, cease legal tussle "We will continue to respect and honor Prince's enduring legacy and wishes with this new collection," says Jay Z
News SoundCloud hires SoundExchange’s Mark Eisenberg as SVP, Content Partnerships Ex-Sony exec will be based in New York
News Snapper Music bought out by managing director Frederick Jude London based label has a catalogue of over 12,000 songs
Interviews Eliah Seton on indie artists, big money deals and the future of the music business ADA boss Eliah Seton on his rise through the music industry, and the future for distribution and services companies
Analysis Do the major labels know something about Spotify that Wall Street doesn’t? The majors have cashed in $1bn in shares despite optimism from Wall Street. Why?
Analysis News Sony has cashed in 50% of its Spotify shares, generating around $750m Company's remaining 50% haul is worth over $800m at current stock price
News The Orchard signs licensing deal with B2B streaming platform Nightlife in Australia Independent music distributed by The Orchard can now earn public performance revenue in Australia
Interviews ‘We will pay significant sums for the right deals – but we do best with artists who want their legacies properly valued.’ Primary Wave's Larry Mestel on the evolution of his company - and its $400m+ spending power
Analysis How streaming will continue to change everything in the music business Denis Simms takes a long view on how the 'customisable services' model, combined with new tech, will affect the industry's future
News Facebook signs music licensing deals with Merlin, Beggars Group, [PIAS] and Ingrooves Agreements follow similar deals with Universal and Warner
News Reservoir signs Young Thug to worldwide publishing deal Faith Newman inks deal with co-writer of Havana
News Independent label RT Industries launches with divestments from Warner Label founded by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld
News Downtown appoints Bruce Lampcov Head of West Coast Business Development Lampcov was previously Executive Vice President at Fintage House
Analysis If Universal’s going to go public, Vivendi should strike while the iron’s hot Why now might be the right time for the French media giant to make its move
News Lil Wayne receives backing from artist finance firm Sound Royalties Artist locked in a legal dispute with Cash Money and Universal Music