News BMG acquires rights to hit ‘Feelings’ and other Loulou Gasté songs Widow Line Renaud approves deal with rights firm in France
Analysis Sony and Warner’s equity cash giveaways tell us much about artist power in 2016 Why this isn't about money - although it totally is
News Apple Music launches in Taiwan and Turkey, promotes local artists Spotify beat AM to duo of markets - but is lagging behind overall
News Deep Purple: our copyrights can’t be sold by UK firms in administration The band says that DOP and HEC aren't permitted to dispose of their copyrights
News Pascale Khalaf named VP of Synch & Licensing at Warner/Chappell UK Richard Manners calls exec 'a world-class expert in her field'
News Believe Digital expands into Norway with Indie Distribution partnership News comes less than a year after Believe took on $60m in investment
News Jeannette Perez named Global Synch & Brand Partnerships boss at Kobalt Exec steps up to take worldwide role, reporting into Richard Sanders
News Universal, Sony and Warner license new streaming platform CÜR Music All three majors appear to have taken a slice of equity in the business
News iHeartRadio surpasses 80m registered listeners Grows 10m on its registered listener base last year
News Universal acquires UK metal label Candlelight via Spinefarm Universal makes first significant acquisition since 2014
News Solar’s Alexander Wolf named President of SESAC International Former CELAS boss joins expanding PRO's London office
News BMG buys control of Chess Records publishing company ARC Repertoire includes Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys and Howlin Wolf classics
Analysis News Even Adele can’t stop ‘old’ albums outselling new artist releases Catalogue trumps current album sales in historic milestone for the music biz
Analysis Can SoundCloud actually afford to take on Spotify? Why SoundCloud's running costs leave it exposed - unless it can crack the subscription game