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
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