News Nettwerk acquires Belgian independent Megadisc Ric Urmel is off to join Ivo Watts-Russell on the top of a mountain
News Believe Digital strikes deal with Tencent in China Denis Ladegaillerie celebrates partnership with huge player
News Mariposa launches music streaming services in Brazil with 7Digital Two telco deals signed, more on the way
Blog Hello. It’s me. Your accountant. (A tribute to Adele) Some sage advice - and a nod to the record-breaking Ms. Adkins
Analysis Bill Gates said content would be king. So why are ad-funded services paying us so little? The BPI's Geoff Taylor discusses labels' big challenges in 2015 - especially YouTube
Analysis Adele is NOT No.1 on this chart (and it’s a really important one) Latest piracy charts throw assumed logic into question. Adele does that a lot.
News Germany’s finetunes expands in Asia with new partnerships Germany company teams up with Singapore's Cross Ratio Entertainment
News UMPG signs deal with independent movie studio STX STX is on course to make 12 major motion pictures each year
Interviews What will record deals look like in the future? Martin Goldschmidt, Paul Spraggon, Billy Bragg and Phil Morais debate the big topics
News What the BPI thinks of MBW’s recent analysis (and criticism) of UK A&R. Geoff Taylor responds to MBW's recent analysis. And then we respond to Geoff.
News Pat Collins moves into new Vice Chairman role at SESAC SESAC CEO John Josephson pays tribute to exec
News Canada’s ole launches label services division as it acquires Anthem ole has now spent $500m on acquisitions in 11 years
News BMG and Big Deal Music extend partnership for 3 more years Big Deal's roster includes St Vincent and My Morning Jacket
Analysis Hang on… is the A&R hit rate of UK major labels just 5.7%? A different way of looking at the BPI's latest A&R stats