News Google Play Music to rival Spotify in UK, Spain and France No free tier, but free cloud storage for users
News Spotify teams with Vodafone for UK bundle offer "Spotify partnering with companies like Vodafone increases revenue streams to the music industry"
News Russell Simmons and UMG launch YouTube channel Project will tap into All Def Digital YouTube MCN
Analysis ‘Spotify holdouts do not sell any more music’ New report compares Netherlands piracy problem to Italy
News Thom Yorke slams Spotify as albums are removed "Make no mistake new artists you discover on #Spotify will not get paid"
News SACEM and UMPG sign global YouTube agreement SACEM's repertoire stretches to 62 million musical works
News Universal launches its own streaming service… in Africa The Kleek locks in two-year deal with Samsung
News Universal Music Publishing inks licensing deal with YouTube MCN giants MCNs command higher advertising revenues that usual YouTube videos
Analysis Australians are world’s biggest Torrent users Oz has population of 21m, with 19m illegal downloads in six months
News Merlin licenses Deezer across the globe "We are pleased to count Merlin as a key global partner"