News Universal Music Group is worth $33bn, says Deutsche Bank Investment group suggests Liberty Media, Tencent or Google could buy into UMG
News What Netflix’s ‘choose-your-own-soundtrack’ paradigm reveals about the future of the music industry If movies become more interactive on our televisions, what will it mean for licensing?
News When the Music Modernization Act becomes law, who’s going to take care of it? A number of organizations already vying for control of the yet-uncreated 'mechanical licensing collective'
Interviews VFiles: ‘We want to be the next Motown’ After signing a distribution deal with Caroline, what's the ambition for youth networking brand VFiles?
Analysis News How to have a streaming hit in the USA: hire 9.1 songwriters (and a rap artist) BuzzAngle data reveals all you need to know about 2018's top-selling singles and albums
News SoundCloud nabs BTS star exclusive – his track breaks platform’s all-time 24 hour record The previous record on SoundCloud was achieved by Drake’s Duppy Freestyle in May 2018
Analysis News More than 1/4 of all music streamed in the USA last year was hip-hop Overall on-demand stream volume will likely top a TRILLION this year
News UK record industry enjoys £109m annual growth – but album sales tanked in 2018 Album sales across physical and digital formats fell by 13.2m
News Ebro Darden named Apple Music’s Global Head of Editorial for Hip-Hop and R&B DJ/presenter will 'find ways to connect with urban music communities and beyond'
News Sir Lucian Grainge hails ‘pivotal year in the history of UMG and the music industry’ "UMG continues to be, without question, the most successful company in the history of the music industry."
News Warner Music Group posts $312m net profit in FY 2018 as revenues top $4bn Access Industries received a $925m special cash dividend in the year
News Marshmello manager Moe Shalizi exits Red Light to launch own firm, The Shalizi Group The Shalizi Group represents DJ Marshmello, Jauz, Southside of 808 Mafia
News The global recorded music business is on course to top $20bn in annual revenues in 2019 – but it can’t over-rely on the USA Mark Mulligan says that global sales hit $18.9bn this year
Analysis Blog Is online ticket touting almost over? FanFair Alliance Campaign Manager Adam Webb rounds up the changes to secondary ticketing in 2018
News TIDAL launches personalized playlists The new My Mix feature combines listening data and input from human-curated playlists