News Spotify: We persuaded Universal not to go Premium-only with Shawn Mendes record "They quickly changed their minds."
Analysis News The global record industry’s growth has actually… stopped growing A run down of what's really happening in the global streaming market
Analysis News PRS is paying songwriters 26% less per minute play on BBC Radio 1 than it was 5 years ago Network is now paying PRS £10.98 per minute of music played
Analysis If Universal’s going to go public, Vivendi should strike while the iron’s hot Why now might be the right time for the French media giant to make its move
News SoundCloud posted a $82m loss in 2016, but took on $170m in investment last year New CEO says company "has never been healthier financially"
Analysis Windowing on Spotify is finally happening – but is it worth it for the labels? Spotify gained over $300m from its new deals with labels last year
Analysis Universal employed 7,912 people last year – its biggest headcount in a decade Nearly half of company's employees were women, with 43% of managerial positions taken by female execs
Interviews ‘Artists are telling other artists about us.’ How Platoon is discovering huge breaking artists - and mystifying the major labels
Analysis Can Apple Music and Amazon catch Spotify’s subscriber base by the end of 2018? Apple is currently growing its subscriber base at around double the rate of Spotify's
Analysis How much will artists get paid from the major labels’ Spotify profits? Sony Corp just gave us a precious hint into the amount of money about to hit the artist community
News Music Sales is now a pureplay publisher with $50m+ in the bank, after selling books and retail business 'Our focus is [now] on expanding our rights business in all territories'
News Sony Music sold 17.2% of its shares in Spotify yesterday, worth $250m+ Major continues to hold just under 5% of stock in Spotify, says Sony Corp
News Music Week owner acquired by Future PLC for $13.8m Deal price believed to be less than NewBay paid for Intent Media five years ago
News Sony’s stake in Spotify worth $1.5bn, as streaming company finishes opening day on NYSE with $26.5bn valuation Spotify valuation slips 9.8% from opening trade - but Daniel Ek will be happy
News Spotify valued near $30bn as it begins trading on New York Stock Exchange Value has trebled in past three years