News Online music pirates could face 10 years in jail in the UK Those who score 'large-scale financial gain' from torrenting targeted
News UMPG launches ‘one-click advance’ service for songwriters No fees charged for money taken out against due royalties
News WANTED: ‘Intelligent, charismatic and courageous leader’ to fight for independent labels in America Rich Bengloff steps down after eight years at helm of A2IM
Analysis News Italy’s recorded music market leaps up 22% in first half of 2015 Streaming takes 26% share of market
Analysis Whatever happened to EMI’s market share? The winners and losers since its sale may surprise you
Analysis News Sweden is back on track: Music market up 4.2% in first half of 2015 Market recovers after 0.4% dip in 2014
News Netflix subscribers grow 3m in three months – 63m now pay for service Profits down but subs continue to soar
News Pandora share price tanks after gloomy analyst report OTR Global report sticks the knife into programmatic ad platform
News Neil Young is pulling his music from Spotify – but not because of money Artist blames sound fidelity for decision
Analysis Amazon overtook Apple as UK’s biggest music retailer last year Single-track downloads didn't generate as much as subscriptions
News Google-backed anti-royalty group suffers blow as NPR quits MIC Coalition loses second member after Amazon defected
Analysis German record industry grows as streaming income jumps 87% Streaming income increased by more than €30m year-on-year
News What Nintendo’s great Satoru Iwata can teach the music business Salary, loving your fans and believing in the power of entertainment
News New CEO for Arvato as Achim Berg leaves Bertelsmann Fernando Carro named new boss of distribution company
Analysis PRS spending grew nearly £8m in 2014 – but it paid out less to songwriters. So where did the money go? Spending on property and legal costs have spiralled over past five years