Music Business Worldwide

Sony Music streaming revenues grew 8.2% last quarter, as overall sales hit $946m

Sony Music’s streaming revenues climbed 8.2% year-on-year in the three months to end of March 2019, as the company’s total recorded music sales reached $946.3m. The latter number represented a YoY decline of 6.5%, and was hampered by a 36.8% drop in quarterly revenues from physical sales, as Sony continued to become an increasingly streaming-led … Continued

Amazon is readying a hi-def music streaming service

At least one major label has already licensed hew HD service, MBW can reveal

All-time Shazam record smashed by Florence + The Machine track in Game Of Thrones

Florence Welch's track was 'Shazamed' approximately 300,000 times worldwide within 24 hours

The rise, retreat and re-emergence of Lincoln Elias

His peers say he might be the greatest there ever was. So whatever happened to the A&R's A&R?

Spotify loses catalog of India’s oldest label after copyright infringement lawsuit

You can read lawsuit in full here

Why Amazon and Google’s free music tiers could spell trouble for Spotify

Spotify's audio advertising offering could be under threat from the big boys

Free Amazon music streaming service now live via Alexa in the United States

Ad-supported tier is available 'out the box' for Alexa users

Amazon’s free Spotify rival is ‘imminent’, licensed by major labels

"The music industry seems to be in a good place with Amazon and Apple right now – but less so with Spotify."

Universal close to generating $10m per day from streaming, as Q1 label revenues grow 19.2%

Firm's biggest-selling artists in Q1 were Ariana Grande, the A Star Is Born soundtrack, Back Number, Queen and Billie Eilish

Jody Gerson: UMPG ‘stands with songwriters’ fighting Spotify CRB appeal

"By appealing the ruling, these companies fail to acknowledge that songwriters need to be paid fairly."

Hit songwriters tell Spotify’s Daniel Ek they’re ‘hurt and disappointed’ by CRB rate appeal

'You have used us and tried to divide us but we stand together.'

Sony/ATV employees to be paid ‘special’ bonuses related to EMI Music Publishing buyout

Jon Platt announces that entire company will benefit from money related to acquisition of EMP

Troy Carter returns with new services company Q&A, merging with J.Erving’s Human Re Sources

'My time spent at Spotify allowed me the opportunity to see gaps that still exists between the music business and technology.'

Billie Eilish proves that young people WILL stream blockbuster albums… when they’re encouraged to do so

Average listener of album on day one listened through 81% of 14-track album

Alison Bonny leaves Spotify after 8 years

Bonny joined Spotify shortly before its US launch in 2011