News New Coldplay album will land on Spotify in ‘next few days’ A Head Full Of Dreams will arrive on Swedish service later this week
Analysis Let’s stop blaming artists for taking control of their own careers Adele, Coldplay and why the music business is forgetting what's important
Analysis Pandora has lost $5bn in value since last year Wince-worthy tumble in market cap comes as business borrows against debt
News New Coldplay album won’t be on Spotify – but will be on Apple Music A Head Full Of Dreams will be on streaming services, but not the green one
News Kenney Shiu joins Kobalt from BMG China, say sources Respected exec's move suggests Kobalt is brewing expansion in region
News Pandora shares drop 5.4% overnight after sudden $300m debt raise Why has digital service quickly raised hundreds of millions?
News It has double Spotify’s monthly active users – now Baidu’s merged with a record label Taihe deal combines digital service provider with music rightsholder
News Spotify’s biggest playlists revealed in platform’s 2015 charts Drake is most-streamed artist of this year, according to new chart
Analysis Team Adele wages war on ticket touts – and so far it’s working Less than 2% of pre-sale tickets make their way onto secondary market
News Spotify’s Kevin Brown is the new Chairman of the UK’s Official Charts Former EMI, BMG and Polygram exec joined Spotify in 2013
News Canada’s Supreme Court rules media must pay for audiovisual recordings Big decision for 'creative middle class' in territory
Analysis Adele: 25 bonkers facts about 25’s mindblowing first week These are sales figures that the world will remember for a long time to come
Analysis News BBC Sound Of… 2016 list revealed – but how much does it really matter? Just 10% of artists picked by judges have gone on to platinum success
News Coco Carmona succeeds Ger Hatton as ICMP Director General Hatton exits after eight years at trade body