News A lot of UK music biz people are voting against Brexit today Everyone from Secretly Group to Imagem, Bella Union and Cooking Vinyl has their say
News Bruce Springsteen and Bruno Mars join anti-DMCA crusade "The future is streaming. The future is also contingent on paying artists and writers fairly."
News Can this $3.99-per-month video app bite into YouTube’s audience? One week free trial offered to would-be subscribers
News German music biz title Musikmarkt is shutting down after 57 years MusikWoche left as only recognised German-language B2B
Analysis News Only one track in UK radio’s Top 20 songs of 2016 was originally released this year Are the market's broadcasters giving new UK artists a fair crack of the whip?
News Zayn shuns major publishing deals to keep copyrights, sign with Kobalt Publishing admin and neighbouring rights deals include Mind Of Mine
News Beggars and Universal join forces… urging UK music biz to vote against Brexit Martin Mills and David Joseph pen joint letter to the UK industry
News Revealed: The 186 artists fighting the YouTube-shielding DMCA Irving Azoff brings together stars from all genres to petition against safe harbor
News Spotify tops 100m active users – but can it keep up its conversion rate? End of year figures for 2015 showed a 31.5% conversion rate into premium
News SoundExchange payouts are still growing – but not like they used to… Michael Huppe reveals forecast of 7% growth in 2016
News Merlin on course to pay independent labels $500m a year by 2018 Independent body pays out $232m in past year from streaming services alone
News Another streaming service fails to IPO as Guvera flotation is blocked Australian company posted a net loss of US $61.2m in its last fiscal year
News BMG scores No.1 album in the UK with Rick Astley’s 50 Company also celebrates No.2 single in Germany - with its writers behind the market's No.1
Analysis YouTube faces superstar backlash over DMCA – but is it the best strategy? Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani and more have signed a new petition
News Pandora just announced something which sounds a lot like Spotify’s Discover Weekly New Music Stations deliver a curated set of tracks every week to users