News Music market intelligence startup Soundcharts raises $3.1m in Series A round Paris-based startup will open new offices in Los Angeles, New York and London this year
Interviews ‘We’ve never disagreed over anything major. 99% of the time we think the same way.’ Stuart Camp on Ed Sheeran's career - and a truly unique manager-artist relationship
Interviews ‘The digital revolution has strengthened many labels – especially in the independent sector’ What does recent consolidation mean for the label services and distribution market? We chat to FUGA CEO Pieter van Rijn.
News Gustavo Lopez exits Universal after 21 years, launches Talento Uno for Latin Music Exec launched Machete Music label at UMG before becoming EVP
News Ex-Warner Bros VP Alison Ball named President of TuneGO Music Group Ball is also a former A&R executive at the likes of RCA and EMI
News Richard Sanders appointed new CEO of TIDAL (report) Ex-Kobalt exec becomes TIDAL's fourth CEO in little over two years
Interviews ‘In Germany, we take chances with artists – no matter where they’re from’ Universal Music's CEO of Central Europe, Frank Briegmann, on his home territory's evolution
Analysis Blog ‘There are 365m people in China willing to pay for entertainment. The music market is about to explode.’ LiHui Shen runs China's biggest independent record label. He's feeling very optimistic about the future.
News UK recorded music business on course for $150m+ growth in 2017 Spotify and Ed Sheeran set up huge year for the British record business
News Independent publishing in ‘rude health’ – as IMPEL mulls new partner options Publishing's answer to Merlin is set to evolve rapidly in the second half of this year
Interviews Chess Club: ‘We are on the cusp of halcyon days’ Chess Club has spent the last 10 years at the cutting edge of British A&R. Here we chat to founders Will Street and Peter McGaughrin
Analysis News Forget about fake artists – it’s time to talk about fake streams. We just bought 10,000 Spotify plays on the internet. It was easy.
Interviews Naughty Boy: ‘Marty Bandier taught me to be a bit of a gangsta at publishing’ How Shahid Khan's publishing empire at Naughty Words has evolved and expanded
Interviews ‘I joined a cult for 4 years and lost $1m. But maybe, in the end, I won.’ Desmond Child's insane life story - the latest in our World's Greatest Songwriters series