News Imagem USA extends publishing deal with The Irving Berlin Music Company R&H Theatricals also renews its worldwide theatrical licensing representation agreement for Berlin musicals
News Concord launches Craft Recordings as its official reissue label Concord is home to more than 10,000 catalogue masters
Interviews Pascal Nègre: ‘The music business used to be major vs. indie. Now it’s the quick vs. the slow.’ Pascal Negre talks major labels, his new management venture - and his departure from Universal Music Group
News Rostrum Records promotes Nicole Plantin to VP, A&R Previously, Plantin was Director, Writer Publisher Relations at BMI in Los Angeles
Interviews Amazon’s Steve Boom: ‘Music streaming still needs to get a lot easier for consumers’ Amazon's VP of Music, Steve Boom, answers MBW's questions on the future of how people listen
News Why I hope the major publishers miss out on buying ole and Carlin Bucks Music MD Simon Platz explains why the sale of independent publishers hurts emerging writers
News Ryan Tedder sells 170 song copyrights to Downtown Music Publishing Sale part of wide-ranging deal which will see Downtown administer future compositions
Analysis News Kobalt revenues rise 15% to reach $260m as operating losses narrow UK-based company narrows operating loss, but gets stung by exchange rates
News Could more than $1bn in music publishing assets be sold this year? Carlin Music and ole could be snapped up - and will Imagem enter the fray?
News Bucks and The Royalty Network enter into JV for UK band The Jacques Bristol band sign global publishing deal
News ole concludes $20m in Q1 2017 acquisitions with Bell Media deal The multi-year partnership encompasses Bell Media's extensive in-house audio visual catalog of more than 12,000 tracks
News Max Lousada signs new Warner deal to become CEO, Recorded Music worldwide Ed Sheeran praises Lousada's 'amazing music brain' as Coldplay attest to his 'deep love of music'
News Blair McDonald leaving Nettwerk after 12 years Former Columbia and Sony Publishing exec steps out on his own
News Warner sells digital distributor Zebralution to independent industry consortium Warner originally acquired Berlin-based business ten years ago
Analysis News Music subscriptions exploded in the US in 2016, as market generated $7.7bn Apple Music and Spotify drive 114% growth in paid-for streaming