News Warner adds Michael Drexler and Allan Coye to Digital Strategy team Duo are first new hires by Ole Obermann since he joined Warner from Sony
News Warner sells Germany’s Neuland Concerts to company’s management Christian Gerlach takes control of business
Interviews Why do major artists keep on breaking in Germany? Sony Music Entertainment GSA CEO Philip Ginthör discusses how Germany's structure makes it ripe for breaking new acts
News ASCAP reveals record-breaking revenue and distribution figures for 2016 Revenues tipped $1.059 billion last year, up 4.3% on 2015, while distributions to songwriter, composer and publisher members were up 5.6% to $918 million
Analysis Blog YouTube’s double standards add insult to injury for the music business YouTube is charging TV fans $35 a month, while charging music fans... nothing.
News Inspired by Carpool Karaoke, Spotify introduces… Traffic Jams Russell Simmons teams with streaming service for launch
Interviews How Universal plans to become Japan’s leading ‘full-service music company’ UMJ President and CEO Naoshi Fujikura speaks exclusively to MBW
News ie: music deploys Centtrip Music to save on FX costs for Robbie Williams tour Tim Clark praises FX specialist as 'something the music industry really needs'
Interviews We must show people that music is worth more than just ‘consumption’ TEN Music Group Founder Ola Håkansson discusses breaking artists - including Zara Larsson
News Sentric Music scores multi-million investment from BGF’s £2.5bn fund Venture capital company pumps initial £3m into Sentric to aid international expansion
Analysis Blog ‘Artist managers are missing out on millions by over-relying on big banks’ 'Financial institutions have been overcharging the music industry for years,' says Centtrip Music boss Tony North
News Vevo doubles London office space with Kings Cross move Online video firm readies itself for international expansion
News UTA hires Mike ‘Mike G’ Guirguis, Bex Majors and Billy Wood Expanding agency recently appointed Greg Janese to lead corporate and special events
Interviews News This new artist has generated over $1m from sync. But should he have had to? Barns Courtney is a huge hit in Hollywood, but his story says a lot about the challenge of breaking British artists in the UK
News Songwriters fight Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon and Pandora over streaming rates Nearly 2,000 songwriters sign NMPA petition