News ‘A class act’: Danny Strick exits Sony/ATV after 15 years with publisher Departure is the latest big transformation of Sony/ATV under Jon Platt
Analysis Daniel Ek talks paid-for promotion, podcasts and Spotify’s mission to become ‘the world’s No.1 audio platform’ What does Spotify's CEO have to say on key issues facing the company in 2020?
News Spotify now has 124m Premium subscribers, growing by over 3m per month The average paying Spotify subscriber across the world (ARPU) in Q4 2019 paid €4.65 per month
Analysis News Sony Music revenues grew by over $250m in calendar 2019, topping $4bn Fine Line by Harry Styles was Sony Music's biggest seller in calendar Q4 last year
News Major labels’ billion-dollar payday under fire as Cox Communications challenges ‘shockingly excessive’ damages verdict "The $1 billion award is a miscarriage of justice," argues ISP in new motion filing
News Warner streaming revenues soared above $2bn in calendar 2019, with overall recorded music close to $4bn Steve Cooper says WMG experienced biggest ever quarter in calendar Q4 2019
News Artist streaming revolt: Former Universal Germany boss thinks modern record labels ‘keep disproportionate amount of income’ Motor Music posts blog in support of protesting artists in Germany
Interviews ‘The music industry’s relationship with tech has been less than optimal. We’re here to improve that.’ Zach Katz and Shara Senderoff discuss their startup-surveying, Scooter Braun-backed venture
Analysis News Grammys 2020 TV audience fell by over a million viewers versus last year, as just 5.4% of 18-to-49-year-olds tuned in That's the lowest percentage in key age bracket of all time
Analysis News SoundExchange paid out $908m to artists and labels in 2019 MBW's estimates SoundExchange's lifetime payouts to members have now reached approximately $7bn
News Willard Ahdritz becomes Kobalt Chairman, as Laurent Hubert succeeds him as CEO Ex-BMG exec Hubert joined Kobalt in 2016
News Universal’s legal chief Jeff Harleston awarded 2020 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award "Change is hard. It can be abrupt, it can be unexpected, it can be painful but it’s important and it has to happen."
News Sir Lucian Grainge: Universal is transforming into the ‘most innovative audio-visual company in the entertainment world’ Billie Eilish and others play annual Universal Los Angeles event in Grammy week
News BMG responds to artist streaming revolt in Germany: ‘It is time for record companies to change.’ Letter appears to seek a 'user-centric' style of payment, while "attacking" record companies
News The artist revolt: Stars seek more streaming money from major labels in Germany Acts including Helene Fischer and Rammstein want a bigger share of the pie