“I am grateful to work with some of the finest minds in the entertainment business,” Lynton said Tuesday, though the length of the deal was not revealed. Michael Lynton has renewed his contract with Sony, where he holds the titles of CEO of Sony Entertainment and chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment. His contract…

Pandora announced Tuesday it has passed 200 million registered users. It took the company six years to gain its first 100 million registered users. The second 100 million arrived in fewer than two years. Not all of registered users listen to Pandora on a regular basis, however. The company had 69.5 million listeners in March,…

Wind-Up Records has inked a deal with Clear Channel to share digital and broadcast radio revenue, becoming the latest independent label to strike such a deal with the broadcasting giant. Details of the deal were not disclosed, but previous Clear Channel deals with record labels are known to pay a percent of advertising revenue whether…

The two newest countries to the anti-piracy law club, New Zealand and Japan, had mixed results in 2012, according to data in the IFPI’s new Recording Industry in Numbers 2013 report that was released Monday. Whether or not the laws had an impact is uncertain. What’s clearer is that countries without anti-piracy laws have fared…

National Association of Broadcasters CEO Gordon Smith issued a deceptively simple challenge to his organization’s members: Continue to innovate and find new ways to provide content to listeners on different platforms. Smith presented his annual State of the Industry address Monday morning at the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Smith says he is optimistic…

Peter Scheartz discusus how ASAP Rocky transformed from YouTube rap start, to an international touring There was once a time — not that long ago — when major record labels specialized in discovering and developing new talent. In the music industry of today, artists are expected to essentially develop their own careers through the Internet…

Sony’s Legacy Recordings has restructured its U.S. Global Marketing Department, according to President Adam Bloch, promoting Jim Parham to SVP, reporting to EVP Lyn Koppe.  The move reflects the label’s commitment to “progressive marketing” of its roster. Parham’s duties will include overseeing and coordinating the global marketing plans for the artist roster, including Michael Jackson,…