Interviews ‘We are custodians of a great legacy, which we hugely respect, but we can’t let it weigh us down.’ Louis Bloom has been a loyal servant of Island Records UK for 16 years. Now, he’s running the place. What’s his plan?
News Kirit Joshi upped to Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Sony In this role, Joshi will oversee SME’s worldwide Information Security and Technology (IS&T) operations
News APRA AMCOS posts record annual revenue of A$420.2 million Income generated from digital sources surpassed broadcast revenue for the first time, accounting for A$134.5m - nearly a third of all revenue.
News Spotify’s Latin playlists head Rocío Guerrero quits streaming platform to join Warner Music Group Exec built ¡Viva Latino! and Baila Reggaeton over a seven-year tenure
News ERA: IFPI report ‘disenfranchises’ millions of physical music fans UK's Entertainment Retailers Association protests at IFPI report which excludes physical formats
News ‘He’s the Obama of the music industry’: Jay-Z pays tribute as Jon Platt collects Spirit Of Life Award Shawn Carter and Beyoncé lead tributes to outgoing Warner/Chappell boss
News Make Royalties Great Again: President Donald Trump signs Music Modernization Act into law "The MMA will create a more transparent and streamlined approach to music licensing and payment for artists."
News Music piracy ‘a significant issue’ says IFPI IFPI publishes Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 which analyses recorded music engagement across 20 of the world’s largest markets
News Tramlines Festival’s Sarah Nulty to be recognised posthumously at Independent Festival Awards Nulty tragically passed away after a short illness aged 36 earlier this year
Interviews ‘Artists can always handle the truth. What they can’t handle is being f**ked around.’ Jamie Oborne, Dirty Hit founder, on The 1975, Wolf Alice and more
Analysis Blog Ignore the distractions: the future of ticket resale is ethical. Twickets founder Richard Davies on recent moves in the live music sector
News W Hotels launches its own record label, first single released by Amber Mark Marriott International’s W Hotels brand has launched a record label
Analysis Tencent Music uses ‘tipping’ to rack up revenues. Why aren’t Western music streaming platforms doing the same? Cherie Hu on what the likes of Spotify can learn from China's biggest streaming music company
News Why Believe just bought 49% of one of France’s leading indie labels (and why it’s not worried about Spotify’s user uploads). Denis Ladegaillerie discusses his latest acquisition and Spotify's big move
News AEG expands into Southeast Asia, two new Bangkok arenas to open in Q4 2022 AEG partners with The Mall Group to open and operate two new arenas in Bangkok