News Warner CEO Steve Cooper: ‘We’ve grown market share more than any other major’ MBW obtains triumphant internal memo from WMG big cheese
News The 5 biggest music business news stories of 2017. (Yes, 2017.) Google, Facebook, Columbia and Spotify will all feature heavily on MBW next year
Interviews Atlantic’s Craig Kallman: ‘Artists are smart about the music business. They sign to people who believe in them.’ Atlantic's CEO and co-Chairman talks breaking artists, Julie Greenwald, sound quality and Ahmet Ertegun
News Afrikaans digital music store launches, with Universal and Warner catalogues Allexis Music backs new venture with exclusive digital content
News Paul Everett joins Eventbrite as Head Of Music Partnerships Artist manager and former Beggars exec joins fast-growing ticketing firm
Interviews Atlantic Records’ Julie Greenwald: ‘It’s not enough to be smart. You have to be smart… and out-hustle everyone’ Julie Greenwald talks Atlantic Records, Craig Kallman, streaming and Lyor Cohen
News Bob Bakish appointed CEO of Viacom as it pulls out of CBS merger Executive has been acting CEO of media giant since November
News Why these 7 music business execs just visited Palestine – and want you to join them in 2017 Martin Goldschmidt leads project in Ramallah with six industry friends
News Malcolm Dunbar signs new deal with PledgeMusic to remain UK and European President British exec inks new long-term deal with direct-to-fan specialists
Analysis Interviews So… how DO you break an artist in the streaming age? Atlantic's Ben Cook explains his label's launch of fast-rising UK star Anne-Marie
News Entertainment One Music names Ted May as UK Director Universal exec joins Chris Taylor's fast-growing company
Analysis Is this the UK’s breakthrough artist of 2017? Sony is backing Rag'N'Bone Man to become a global smash next year
News BMG signs ‘deepened’ deal with e-commerce giant Alibaba in China Music firm to enter film, TV, fan interaction or e-commerce markets alongside Alibaba
News US music biz urges Government to back EU proposals to squeeze YouTube ‘value gap’ SESAC, SoundExchange and more are all on board
Analysis Why real A&R requires far more than online metrics and YouTube Annette Barrett knows A&R: she's worked with Sting, Prince and George Michael in her career.