Analysis This is how we should be measuring global streaming subscribers Glenn Peoples on the fast-growing music subscription base - and where it goes next
Analysis Blog Spotify’s direct distribution deals are only a threat to those aggregators stuck in the past Ditto Music CEO Lee Parsons on the big news that Spotify is accepting directly-distributed music from artists
Analysis Jon Platt’s arrival marks an opportunity for aggressive Sony to finally sing in harmony What Jon Platt's move from Warner/Chappell means - and why it completes the new-look Sony
Analysis News Apple Music gains global streaming subscription market share – as Spotify holds firm Amazon Music Unlimited has just under 10m paying subs at the close of H1 2018
Analysis Blog Pascal Nègre: ‘Article 13 would take the music industry backwards.’ "It would erect new barriers for the creators and artists," says French music industry legend
Analysis Blog Underground Lobbying 'Music, art, and writing are now communicated through the internet, and historic protections are simply not applied,' argues Paul Pacifico
Analysis Blog Copyright reform in Europe: In politics we trust… IMPALA's Helen Smith on tomorrow's crucial Article 13 vote in Europe
Analysis Blog Vine and Musical.ly transformed the music industry – then they disappeared. Will history repeat itself? What does the death of innovative (and beneficial) digital music platforms mean for the future of the business?
Analysis Blog Spotify profit payouts: What’s the fairest way to recompense artists? Annabella Coldrick of the Music Managers Forum dissects the main players to examine how they're distributing cash windfall
Analysis News BMG revenues top $290m in first half of 2018, with recorded music making up over a third of sales Overall sales up 9.2% on a constant currency basis, says Hartwig Masuch
Analysis Artists are publicly rebelling against streaming services. Will their grievances gather momentum? The likes of Spotify and YouTube have faced backlash from Nicki Minaj, Cupcakke and Thom Yorke
Analysis Blog The Trouble with SiriusXM’s Opposition to the Music Modernization Act NMPA chief David Israelite responds to op/ed which decried the objectives of the MMA bill
Analysis Nicki Minaj’s scattergun rant revealed one thing very clearly: the idea of an ‘album chart’ is in disarray Rapper's outburst contained some clear warning signs for the industry. Will it listen?
Analysis News The major labels now turn over more than $1bn a month. But who’s ruling 2018? Streaming revenues at the major labels have almost doubled over the past two years
Analysis Blog The music industry must beware it doesn’t get eaten up by phone giants’ hunger for growth Telco giants are back in love with music - but is that definitely such as good thing?