Analysis News More music is played on YouTube than on Spotify, Apple Music and every other audio streaming platform combined Yet YouTube throws doubt on IFPI figure regarding total video service payout in 2017
Analysis Blog ‘A golden age for music is dawning – with the old gatekeepers all but gone’ WIN chief Alison Wenham analyzes the music industry figures from the past two weeks
Analysis Blog In A&R, ‘gut vs. data’ isn’t a binary choice. Instrumental founder Conrad Withey on the potent combination of man and machine (learning) in music
Analysis In Rob Stringer’s first year in charge, Sony Music revenues jumped 12% to top $4bn Overall revenues surpassed $1bn in Q1 this year, with streaming up 40%
Analysis News Independents ruled global market share in 2017 – but Universal was king of streaming What each major label - and the independent sector - claimed in market share last year
Analysis News The global record industry’s growth has actually… stopped growing A run down of what's really happening in the global streaming market
Analysis How streaming will continue to change everything in the music business Denis Simms takes a long view on how the 'customisable services' model, combined with new tech, will affect the industry's future
Analysis News Global recorded music industry revenues topped $17bn in 2017 – and independent artists generated $472m of it Industry revenues have grown by over $2bn in past two years, says Midia Research
Analysis News PRS is paying songwriters 26% less per minute play on BBC Radio 1 than it was 5 years ago Network is now paying PRS £10.98 per minute of music played
Analysis If Universal’s going to go public, Vivendi should strike while the iron’s hot Why now might be the right time for the French media giant to make its move
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