News Beatles lyrics coming to a mug near you after Sony/ATV deal Merchandise firm Epic Rights secures deal with Sony/ATV
News [PIAS] launches global business unit, headed by Adrian Pope Exec will oversee central divisions covering insights and analysis, biz ops and more
News Amazon is launching a fully-fledged Spotify rival within months Another $9.99-per-month service is on the way - closely tied to Amazon Echo
Interviews Universal has a radical solution for dwindling movie music budgets Major is going to pay for use of its own music - then get its money back
News UMPG appoints ASCAP exec Ana Rosa Santiago as VP of Latin Music Ana Rosa Santiago appointed to a new role as VP of Latin Music
Interviews ‘The greatest asset a manager can give an artist is honesty’ Meet Peter Rudge: the Vector man looks after James and has managed The Rolling Stones
News Pandora looks to avoid Spotify’s royalty lawsuits with Music Reports deal Agreement will provide '100 percent reporting transparency' for on-demand service, says Pandora
News Google wanted to buy Michael Jackson’s $750m stake in Sony/ATV Lawyer Joel Katz spills the beans on what would have been a shocking deal for the music biz
Interviews ‘We are concerned about the value flowing down to artists and creators’ Annabella Coldrick explains her objectives for the managers' trade body
News Donna Caseine joins Reservoir after 20 years at UMPG Exec worked with the likes of Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey at Universal
Interviews Warner/Chappell’s Jon Platt: ‘A lot of people in the music business give a good meeting. We get results.’ From Denver DJ to major publisher Chairman - Jon Platt has quite a story
News Warner Music Group acquires Swedish playlisting firm X5 Music Company specialises in digital compilation creation
News UMPI and SACEM strike pan-European licensing deal with SoundCloud The agreement covers 33 territories
News Warner sells Chrysalis Records back to Chris Wright and Blue Raincoat Records from The Specials, Sinead O'Connor and Debbie Harry included in the deal
News Guvera launches $58m IPO attempt – but owes labels millions Company admits that if it can't float, it may be unable to pay its debts