News Razor & Tie’s 17m-selling Kidz Bop brand expands into UK with Universal Believe it or not, only three artists in history have had more Top 10 albums in the US
News Big Machine launching global music TV show with Bell Media Scott Borchetta inks wide-ranging deal with CTV owner
News CBS Radio and Entercom to merge, creating $2bn US radio giant Known as Entercom, the combined company will provide 244 radio stations in 23 of the top 25 US markets
News BMG beats majors to acquire Jason Aldean label Broken Bow BMG launches recorded music operation in Nashville through buyout
News Google generated $90bn last year, 6 times more than the global recorded music business Google turned over $89.5bn in 2016, with more than $79bn coming from ads
Interviews Spotify and Apple Music will struggle in China. Meet the reason why… Tencent's Andy Ng gives his view on the global market exclusively to MBW
News Universal: You’re all gonna have to trust us on this one… Universal SVP Jonathan Dworkin talks streaming, free vs. paid - and industry harmony
News With 1m global album sales, Christine And The Queens ready next step Because Music founder Emmanuel De Buretel explains what's next
News INgrooves appoints Ollie Buckwell SVP of Business Development Buckwell will be responsible for generating new business deals and expanding partnerships with labels and artists around the world
Interviews RCA’s Peter Edge and Tom Corson: ‘We don’t keep the lights on here if we don’t develop new artists’ RCA Records leaders Tom Corson and Peter Edge discuss Doug Morris, charts, streaming and radio
News Ministry Of Sound Group appoints Andrew Akuffo Director, Events and Brand Former Viacom and Cake London exec joins firm after Sony Recordings sale
Analysis What does the future hold for Sony Music and Sony/ATV? Why does Sony Corp seem to be treating Pictures and Gaming differently to music?
News Sacem teams with IBM to build ‘transparent’ online royalty system URights will be open-source so other CMO’s worldwide can integrate their catalogues
News Slaves and Don Broco amongst 21 acts handed cash from BPI’s £250,000 fund Management companies and labels apply for free cash to promote artists abroad
News SESAC acquired by investment giant The Blackstone Group SESAC's 30,000 affiliates include songwriters and musicians such as Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond and RUSH