News Carrie Underwood leaves Sony Music after 12 years to join Universal Sony currently embroiled in legal battle with 19 Entertainment over royalty payouts
News Music Sales acquires French publisher Bleu Blanc Rouge BBR was established by Huguette and Jean Kluger in Paris in 1967
News Lee Brice signs US performance rights deal with SESAC Brice joins the music rights organisation ahead of the release of his fourth studio album later this year on Curb Records
Analysis News BMG revenue topped $450m in 2016, with a 23% profit margin Bertelsmann-owned company's headcount grew 20% in calendar year
News Spotify acquires MightyTV. Can its founder fix Daniel Ek’s advertising woes? Can former Google exec Brian Adams play a key role in making Spotify profitable?
Interviews News Is the record business treating ‘old’ music with the respect it deserves? BMG boss Hartwig Masuch discusses the industry's 'disproportionate' treatment of catalogue releases
Analysis News If Daniel Ek wants to frighten the major labels, he should step back in time Why becoming a record label isn't Spotify's golden ticket to profitability
Interviews We must show people that music is worth more than just ‘consumption’ TEN Music Group Founder Ola Håkansson discusses breaking artists - including Zara Larsson
News Warner/Chappell signs up to SESAC and SUISA’s multi-territory Mint service for iTunes Transatlantic JV platform is up-and-running with major publisher on board
News Imagem hires Sara Lord as Global Head of Creative Services Former artist manager joins John Minch's team in London
News Spirit Music Group acquires 150,000 tracks as it launches Production Music division Alan Ett to head up Spirit Production Music, reporting into David Renzer
Interviews ‘I don’t see a YouTube value gap. Over 45% of our revenue from the platform is from UGC’ YouTube is the devil, right? Not if you speak to Believe boss Denis Ladegaillerie
News R.E.M signs US performance rights deal with SESAC Band leave behind long-standing deal with BMI to join rival
News BMG moves distribution of 8,000 albums to Warner’s ADA Catalogue switches over as part of worldwide agreement
News Tileyard Music hires Michaela Lundin as Creative Manager / A&R Exec joins from TEN Music Group in Sweden