Differences between band members have made reaching agreement more difficult
Japanese group creates financial partner as it seeks to purchase British rock band’s songs
Music group representing Adele and Beyoncé contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of content
Sony Music Group and Universal are among 17 taking a legal challenge against Elon Musk’s company
Spotify, Universal and Sony denounce rapper’s anti-Semitic remarks but keep his songs available to stream
Provisional approval given for purchase of Little Simz distributor
Executives complain new Discovery Mode is ‘payola’ but one Texas frontman sees it as the future
Kenichiro Yoshida sees an ESG focus as crucial to the entertainment group’s future success
Management team at UK audio producer to steer Japanese group’s expansion in the sector
Landmark move comes ahead of UK government report on streaming payments
Expansion of franchises such as Demon Slayer reflects shifts in the ownership and ambitions of a $24bn-a-year industry
Streaming content holds plenty of promise for the Japanese company
Music reality show entrepreneur acquires television rights to ‘The X Factor’ and ‘Got Talent’ series
A compilation of chart hits that started in 1983 has been remarkably resilient in the face of change
Agreement is the latest in social media site’s push to compete with YouTube
Direct listings value music streaming service at $19.7bn based on midpoint of share sales
Music streaming company under pressure as royalty and distribution fees rise
Music streaming company looking to trade stock on open market without fundraising
Labels got by with a little help from Spotify and streaming
Artists including Abba and Coldplay say Google service is ‘unfairly siphoning value’
UMG, Sony Music and WMG allege site’s filtering technology fails to identify enough of their content
