News Tencent Music set to IPO in October, with expected $30bn valuation Music's next multi-billion dollar flotation is on its way...
Analysis Nicki Minaj’s scattergun rant revealed one thing very clearly: the idea of an ‘album chart’ is in disarray Rapper's outburst contained some clear warning signs for the industry. Will it listen?
Analysis News The major labels now turn over more than $1bn a month. But who’s ruling 2018? Streaming revenues at the major labels have almost doubled over the past two years
News Spotify is going big on podcasts to help fix its troubled finances Joe Budden Podcast comes exclusively to platform, as Ebb & Flow launches with vodka sponsor
Analysis News Spotify is on a collision course with the major record companies. Here’s why. Spotify has a number of tricky issues to face down during its 2019 negotiations with the biggest labels
News Deezer’s new Middle East deal is not good news for Spotify or Apple Platform will soon be the exclusive streaming partner of its new investor, Rotana
News ‘Urban music’ under fire as senior industry execs voice unease over widely-used term Jon Platt, Sam Taylor, DJ Semtex and more aren't fans of phrase's wider adoption
News Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘We can accelerate artist careers beyond anyone else.’ Universal boss addresses Capitol Music Group's annual conference
Analysis News Apple Music beats Spotify to biggest day-one streaming number for Travis Scott’s Astroworld Following J.Cole and Drake albums, Apple's done it again...
News Universal Music Group is making TV shows in tandem with Lionsgate 'First-look' agreement struck with Mad Men and Orange Is The New Black company
News Universal and Sony are now turning over more than $500k from streaming every hour And they're both generating over $1m an hour from all formats...
Interviews ‘I saw people I really trusted turn into monsters…’ The story of Kiesza, a streaming mega-hit... and what happens when things go wrong with a major label
News Warner Music Group buys youth media brand UPROXX to ‘influence culture’ Max Lousada swoops for Vice Media rival, adding to The Firepit and Songkick
News Fake artists still dominate Spotify ‘chill’ playlists. Now Universal is fighting back… with Apple Music. Nothing has changed on Ambient Chill, Sleep and Music For Concentration
Analysis News Apple Music has over 25m paying subscribers in North America (and more than Spotify) Apple and Spotify now have comfortably over 50m paying subs in the US and Canada between them