Analysis Windowing on Spotify is finally happening – but is it worth it for the labels? Spotify gained over $300m from its new deals with labels last year
Analysis Universal employed 7,912 people last year – its biggest headcount in a decade Nearly half of company's employees were women, with 43% of managerial positions taken by female execs
Analysis Can Apple Music and Amazon catch Spotify’s subscriber base by the end of 2018? Apple is currently growing its subscriber base at around double the rate of Spotify's
Analysis How much will artists get paid from the major labels’ Spotify profits? Sony Corp just gave us a precious hint into the amount of money about to hit the artist community
Analysis The music business’s gender pay gap is embarrassing and uncomfortable. It’s time for change. MBW Contributing Editor, Rhian Jones, gives her take on the news
Analysis News Kobalt revenues jumped 24% to $321m in FY2017 – will get close to $500m this year Willard Ahdritz walks MBW through the company's numbers
Analysis The odds of an artist becoming a ‘top tier’ earner on Spotify today? Less than 1%. How the service is current divided between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'
Analysis Blog Does the 21st century music industry need fan clubs? Openstage's Samuel Roberts on learning from the past to improve the future
Analysis News US recorded music market generated $8.7bn last year – up by over $1bn on 2016 Streaming formats now account for 65% of US marketplace
Analysis News The exec who took Netflix public just gave a storming defence of Spotify’s future business plan CFO Barry McCarthy explains why Daniel Ek's company believes it will beat its rivals "like a drum"
Analysis Blog Why are British executives ruling the modern music business? Could it have something to do with their ability to fail - and continue to rise?
Analysis Why Spotify should copy Netflix and raise its prices (and why that’s pretty much impossible) Why inflation and promotional discounts are heaping pressure on Daniel Ek's company to crank up their fees
Analysis News The great big Spotify scam: Did a Bulgarian playlister swindle their way to a fortune on streaming service? Did a canny scammer suck over $1m from Spotify's royalty pool last year?
Analysis News The major labels’ revenues grew by $1bn in 2017. But who had the biggest year? Streaming revenues jumped by $1.4bn across Sony, Universal and Warner
Analysis News Sony is technically the biggest music company in the world (but it’s a bit of a stretch) Why Fate/Grand Order messes up any hope of a like-for-like comparison between Sony and Universal