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News Warner/Chappell starts licensing ex-Carlin production music in US and Canada More than 40,000 tracks now licensed by major publisher worldwide
News Ed Poston joins Imagem Music UK as Senior A&R Former Glassnote and BMI exec joins publishing home of Pink Floyd and Mark Ronson
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News Tidal launches ‘master-quality’ streaming with MQA The format is available worldwide for subscribers to the premium HiFi tier
Analysis 3 ominous problems the UK music business must overcome in 2017 When should the UK business turn its back on the album... and other questions
News Universal acquires Japan’s ‘full stack’ music company, Office Augusta Office Augusta runs divisions across management, label, publishing and more
News Music business mourns ‘towering talent’ George Michael Singer/songwriter died on Christmas day, aged just 53
News ASCAP inks five-year deal with RMLC – including improved royalty rate More than 10m works covered by major radio deal
News Universal launches Decca Publishing in UK, led by Natasha Baldwin Exec leaves Imagem after seven years to launch new project
News Elton John protests YouTube’s copyright protections, then teams up with… YouTube Universal backs project with Google's video giant, amid 'value gap' hubbub
Analysis News Streaming drives Warner Music’s biggest annual revenues in 8 years Major music company posts more than $3.2bn in sales to end of September
News Irving Azoff’s GMR sues US radio ‘cartel’, alleging unfair payment of songwriters Legendary manager takes the good fight to terrestrial broadcasters
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