Analysis ‘Old’ albums now outsell new albums on iTunes in America Annual sales of new albums have plummeted by more than 150m in the past ten years
News Sony scraps its own streaming service, partners with Spotify Users to be transferred to Spotify in March
Analysis Streaming now makes more money than iTunes in Italy Streaming now at 22% of the market, according to MBW analysis
News Red Bull Records strikes deal to expand into India, China and South Korea JV inked with Secret Signals in Far East
News One Direction and Nicki Minaj song shares acquired by ole RedOne Productions' 2101 Songs company snapped up
News Canada: Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran amongst 2014’s bestselling albums 1989 the only album to sell 300k+
News Dean James adds £20m to Sixth Group’s acquisition warchest IPO in the sights of MAMA founder's new company
Analysis Canada: Album sales down 5% in 2014 as downloads tumble More than 6bn streams in six months to December
News Music piracy has been ‘virtually eliminated’ in Norway Less than 1% of people under 30 say file-sharing is main source of music
News Rob Hallett’s Robomagic on the hunt for publishing acquisitions Start-up also keen to invest in independent promoters
Analysis The CD is still king of the music biz in Australia – but it’s hurting badly Format generated more than AUS $115m
Analysis Australia’s recorded music business declined 10% in 2014 Country in danger of being overtaken by Canada
Analysis Australia: Income from free streaming platforms FELL in 2014 Digital downloads are bringing in five times the income from streaming
Analysis Which modern pop megahit owes its chorus to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne? Veteran duo contribute to current Grammy-nominated smash
News Eventbrite expands into Berlin, passes £1bn ticket processing milestone Company opened a new office in Berlin earlier this month