News Tencent Music files for IPO in the United States, posts gross profit of $526m in H1 2018 F-1 filing hits SEC in the US, revealing latest financial stats for Chinese company
News Apple Music and Ministry Of Sound strike deal to push MoS playlists worldwide AM will be the only place the public will be able to find MoS playlist brands
Analysis Apple’s buyout of Shazam: 5 reasons it could change music streaming forever How the world's leading voice-recognition app could shake up the streaming game
News Donald Trump’s signature is now all that stands in the way of the Music Modernization Act being passed Senate unanimously votes in favor of draft bill
Analysis Could SiriusXM’s buyout of Pandora finally deliver the first true ‘full-stack’ music company? Pandora is back in the game of music streaming - and can dare to dream big
News Songtrust expands into Atlanta, Los Angeles and Nashville with new hires Alex Gershwin, Breanna Harper and Carli Gonderinger join team
News Apple completes $400m Shazam buyout, bins advertising on app Free users to access ad-free version
Analysis This is how we should be measuring global streaming subscribers Glenn Peoples on the fast-growing music subscription base - and where it goes next
News Arista Records hires Brian Vinikoor, Dee Heuvelings and Ethan Geltzer Trio will report to David Massey in New York City
Interviews ‘Record labels are like Donald Trump… scared artists are making dumb albums, singing stupid songs.’ Next year, Linda Perry says she'll revolutionize the music business. Today, she'll settle for tearing it a new one.
News Tidal expands into Brazil via Vivo partnership – with subs costing less than $4 a month Nicki Minaj to play launch gig
News ‘A momentous day’ as US Senate passes Music Modernization Act Bill now awaits reconsideration by the House and signature by the President
News 3 Beat signs Geko for worldwide publishing Geko joins Callum Beattie and High Contrast on 3 Beat’s publishing roster
News Can Simon Fuller’s new global pop band emerge triumphant in a music business ‘going through confusion’? Legendary British talent manager speaks out about streaming and his unusual strategy with emerging group
Analysis Jon Platt’s arrival marks an opportunity for aggressive Sony to finally sing in harmony What Jon Platt's move from Warner/Chappell means - and why it completes the new-look Sony