Music Business Worldwide

Justin Tranter

A year after trying to cut songwriters’ pay, Spotify boosts writer visibility with launch of pages feature

New feature wins praise from writers – but bad vibes still lurk in the background

‘The songwriters we should be fighting for are the people who barely make a living.’

Now a manager, publisher and record label exec, Katie Vinten discusses championing creative talent and her entrepreneurial endeavours

Spotify vs. songwriters: Irving Azoff, Justin Tranter and other leading music biz figures slam streaming company’s royalty rise appeal

"Apple understands they’re in the artist business. Clearly, Google, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon don’t."

Justin Tranter and A&R exec Katie Vinten launch Facet Records in partnership with Warner Bros.

Vinten will also serve as A&R consultant to Warner Bros. and Warner/Chappell Music

Interviews News

Justin Tranter: ‘Being an artist sucks. I’m just going to be honest…’

Justin Tranter, one of modern pop's go-to songwriters, tells it how it is...

Interviews News

Justin Tranter: ‘Being an artist sucks. I’m just going to be honest…’

Justin Tranter, one of modern pop's go-to songwriters, tells it how it is...

Warner/Chappell boss Jon Platt joins Midem line-up

Platt joins Tim Westergren, Daniel Glass and Stu Bergen