News Robbie Williams signs to Sony, leaving behind Universal deal Star makes move after five years and two albums with UMG
News Mike Smith named Managing Director of Warner/Chappell UK Exec has signed Calvin Harris, Blur, Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire in his career
News Fast-growing Entertainment One Music hires Meg Symsyk in international role Chris Taylor hires Canadian exec to oversee artists worldwide
News Now Pandora joins 2016’s great music streaming exclusive battle Young Thug-curated mixtape is only available on US digital service
News YouTube: We’d love to tell you what we’re paying artists… if we were allowed If Spotify can do it, why can't YouTube?
News Beyoncé’s Lemonade is a piracy smash – but it’s taken TIDAL to No.1 Album surges on torrent sites, as Jay Z's app overtakes Spotify on daily US chart
News President Obama, Frank Ocean lead tributes to ‘electrifying’ icon Prince Elton John, Paul McCartney, Russell Simmons, Madonna and many more pay tribute
Analysis YouTube’s not scared of Universal – but it should be petrified of an artist revolt If YouTube is the 'devil', who's going to stand up to it?
News Hannah Dudley joins Sony Music Nashville as Marketing Director British exec gets big job in the land of country music
News SoundCloud inks Europe-wide licensing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Big deal in the lead up to SoundCloud Go's arrival in territory
News Simon Barnabas named MD of Universal’s UMTV Ex-Sony exec takes over at fast-expanding compilations label
News Warner/Chappell UK boss Richard Manners leaving major after 17 years Royal Blood, London Grammar and more recently signed on exec's watch
News YouTube is investing $60m in a new music biz venture – sources New project follows Google's investment in 300 Entertainment in 2013
News Spirit Music Group launches Latin music division New division on the lookout for catalogue acquisitions