Analysis News The major labels generated over $1.5bn more from streaming in 2018 than they did in the previous year Majors now turning over the equivalent of $19m a day from the likes of Spotify
Analysis 5 of Spotify’s biggest imminent challenges in 2019 The key issues Daniel Ek and his team have to face down over the next 10 months
Analysis News Universal Music Group is being valued at $42bn – and could ignite a major label sales frenzy The sale of up to 50% of UMG could tempt Sony and Warner to consider their options
Analysis News Spotify hit 96m paying subscribers in 2018 – and just posted its first ever operating profit Firm predicts that subscriber count will reach approximately 122m by end of 2019
Analysis News Over 2.3m people visited MBW last year, clocking up more than 6.5m page views January was a record month, with over 700,000 impressions on the MBW site
Analysis Blog ‘Independent’ music continues to be romanticized. But what does it really mean? Matt Brinkworth of Omnian Music Group reflects on the true meaning of 'indie' in 2019
Analysis English-language music is losing its stranglehold on global pop charts – and YouTube is driving the change When YouTube’s charts say what's popular, you better believe it. And, right now, "what's popular" applies increasingly less to U.S. pop stars.
Analysis Seven startups Spotify should (try to) buy to better serve artists Merch, hardware, A&R, crowd-funding and more offered by some impressive young companies
Analysis News SoundCloud revenues grew 80% to top $100m in 2017, as losses narrowed 27% Subscription revenues nearly doubled in the year, up to $82m
Analysis News These might be the 5 most powerful people in the music business – despite none of them working in the music business Who are the bosses of the music industry's bosses?
Analysis News Spotify’s global user base grew faster last year than it did in 2017 Monthly active users jumped 43m in 2018 – but subscriber growth is more complicated
Analysis Blog News Why Apple’s profit warning could put music and video center stage at the company Apple's Services division is becoming increasingly important for the US corporation, says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan
Analysis Daniel Ek wasn’t lying: streaming is becoming less dominated by mega-hits The number of plays attracted by the Top 50 audio streaming hits last year went DOWN
Analysis News How to have a streaming hit in the USA: hire 9.1 songwriters (and a rap artist) BuzzAngle data reveals all you need to know about 2018's top-selling singles and albums
Analysis News More than 1/4 of all music streamed in the USA last year was hip-hop Overall on-demand stream volume will likely top a TRILLION this year