News The music business ‘must not be lulled into complacency’ as it returns to growth Universal's EVP of Digital, Michael Nash, on the music biz's future potential
News Music VR platform Endless Riff welcomes Mike Rich, Benji Rogers to Advisory Board Huka Entertainment's Evan Harrison also joins board
News Universal inks deal with MelodyVR for ‘revolutionary music VR experiences’ Deal comes three months after similar agreement was reached with Warner Music Group
News Tunecore’s Joe Cuello named GM of artist-driven mobile platform EscapeX App provides creators with tools to monetize social media through advertising, subscriptions, and a patented virtual currency
News Sammy Andrews launches Deviate Digital Andrews will step back from her day to day role as director at data and analytics firm, Entertainment Intelligence (EI)
News Downtown launches new company in Japan, partners with Avex 'Japan is the world's 2nd largest music market and has been ignored by western publishers for decades'
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 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 Tony Harlow appointed President of Warner artist services arm WEA Corp Former V2 and Co-Op exec makes move to New York from WMG in Australia
News Universal launches its own VR app with Avenged Sevenfold concert Capitol Records teams up with VRLIVE to transport fans to show this week
Analysis News Apple Music helps US recorded music market grow 8.1% in first half of 2016 Average subscription price grows to $9.23
News Damon Dash’s Dame Dash Studios launches Dame Dash TV, featuring The Dame Dash Show Six shows featuring Damon Dash airing now on hip-hop mogul's own channel
News Mike Jbara leaves Warner after 20 years to head up HD music firm MQA High def audio firm welcomes former WEA and ADA exec as CEO
News Zach Katz takes charge at BMG in the US as Laurent Hubert steps down Katz moves up after becoming US publishing boss just four months ago
News Independent labels have a 37.6% global market share, says new report Mark Mulligan research bases figure on rights ownership, rather than distribution