News Pandora sued by PayPal for alleged ‘harmful’ logo infringement PayPal wants a jury trial and damages from struggling streaming company
Analysis The major labels are now earning $150 from streaming every single second UMG claims a 44% share of format's revenues in opening three months of 2017
News SiriusXM’s Pandora buyout could be back on – report New York Post report suggests streaming's big buyout might be back on
News Goldman Sachs admits misplaced faith in Pandora Sachs’ analyst Heath Terry removes company from Goldman’s Americas Conviction List
Interviews Jimmy Iovine: ‘Musicians taught me everything. Without them, I’m working on the docks.’ Jimmy Iovine talks Apple, Spotify, 'free' music, Interscope and much more
News Universal signs major licensing deal with Tencent in China Pair will jointly build Abbey Road China in the region
Analysis News Is the writing on the wall for Pandora? With another $132m lost in just three months, can Pandora find a buyer before it runs out of gas?
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News Tencent leads $54m funding round for karaoke app company Smule Smule allows users to record and layer on duets with top artists like Ed Sheeran through its flagship app Sing! Karaoke
News Kobalt raises $75m in funding round led by Hearst Entertainment Hearst has previously invested in BuzzFeed, Complex and other digital properties
News SoundCloud Go goes super-cheap in $1 for three months promotion Loss-making service gets aggressive on price with new promotion
News Universal has fewer staff than it did 10 years ago – despite buying EMI Company employed 7,547 individuals across the world in 2016
News Merlin has paid out $300m to independent labels in past 12 months Organization cuts admin fee for members to 1.5%
News Universal Music Group valued at $22bn – three times what it was worth in 2013 Vivendi top brass reveals that music company has rejected two takeovers in past five years
News Kobalt hires Alison Donald as Head of Creative, UK Former Columbia Records exec teams with fellow British A&R specialist Sas Metcalfe