News Sony bought Ministry Of Sound for £67m, Century Media for £12m Sale price is significantly higher than previously reported rumours
News Prince’s estate signs worldwide merch deal with Universal’s Bravado Exclusive agreement comes two months after UMPG also signed global deal
Analysis News Universal and Sony neck-and-neck in US video streaming market share – as Tunecore leads the indies Universal dominated the US last year - but was neck-and-neck with Sony for video streams
Analysis News Ed Sheeran breaks all-time Spotify record three times in four days Shape of you attracted more than 7m streams on the service yesterday (Jan 9)
News What state was Ministry Of Sound in before it was sold to Sony? Ministry's revenues were up in 2015 - but relied heavily on physical compilation sales
Interviews How megabucks-backed SESAC plans to simplify the music business Music rights organization's CEO John Josephson talks licensing, Facebook and global ambitions
News Ed Sheeran storms to global Spotify No.1 AND No.2 with 23m streams in 48 hours Sheeran the most-streamed artist in the world as Shape Of You leads Castle On The Hill
News Pandora loses $120m in value as Sirius XM says buyout ‘not likely’ CFO David Frear dismisses chatter around takeover of troubled music streaming service
News SoundCloud ‘may run out of cash this year’ as it posts €51m loss Average wage at Berlin-based company topped €90k last year despite perilous financial position
News Streaming pumps £419m into UK’s growing recorded music business Industry's retail worth jumps 4.6% despite downloads crashing 27%
Analysis News Warner gains, Sony holds, Universal falls in US 2016 market shares MBW estimates based on BuzzAngle's new report lay bare the winners and losers of 2016
News SESAC acquired by investment giant The Blackstone Group SESAC's 30,000 affiliates include songwriters and musicians such as Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond and RUSH
News Independent labels claimed 35% market share in the US last year… by ownership New BuzzAngle stats show power of independent labels - and major distribution - in the US
News YouTube loses US music streaming dominance as subscription plays jump 124% BuzzAngle stats reveal more plays on subscription services than on video platforms in 2016
News And the biggest British debut album of 2016 is… hang on, what? Bradley Walsh outsells Skepta, Biffy Clyro and Zayn with Chasing Dreams