Analysis PRS spent £35.7m on People in 2014 – here’s where the cash went 615 staff, with a £48k average wage, drag up costs
News Leaked Sony email: Digital advances ‘promote a vibrant marketplace’ MBW gets hold of revelatory Dennis Kooker email
News Music Managers Forum seeks new CEO to replace Jon Webster Former Virgin man helping find candidate
Analysis CD sales remain rock solid in Japan – but J-Pop has a stranglehold Domestic sales claim almost 90% of all money taken
Analysis Independent labels trounce UMG, Sony and Warner in US market shares But indies heavily reliant on majors for distribution
Analysis The biggest subscription music service in the world doesn’t need Universal, Adele or Taylor Swift Amazon Prime Music just landed in the UK
Analysis Spain’s piracy fightback continues: music market up 11% as streaming jumps 40% Country lost 500m euro annual income from piracy
News Downtown Music Publishing to represent Fania catalogue worldwide New York company will represent publishing catalogue
News Russian collection societies merge – but there’s ‘internal war’ Sound recordings body VOIS rallies against merger
News Samsung dumps Deezer, switches to Google Play for UK 6 month deal Android device maker launches six-month deal with Google
News The UK is now streaming music a billion times each week Average Brit is streaming music 2.5 times a day
Analysis Is Apple Music having ‘no meaningful impact’ on streaming market? Pandora boss dismisses new rival; MBW analysis backs him up