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
Analysis Let’s talk: How Apple’s Homepod, Amazon’s Echo and voice recognition are changing the music industry as we know it Deviate Digital's Sammy Andrews predicts where the voice-activated revolution is going to take us
Analysis News Warner streaming revenue jumped 43% in 2017, as total recorded music sales topped $3bn Warner's 12-month recorded music revenue tops $3bn as streaming contributes $1.4bn
Analysis News Sony Music generated $3.8bn in 2017, as streaming revenues jumped 33% Streaming generated more than $1.5bn for major record company over last year
Analysis Blog This US charity is working to save lives in the music industry – and it’s coming to London Music Support is hosting two special events in London this week
Analysis The Billboard Power 100: an undignified, outmoded blight on a new music business 'An ugly advertisement for the blockbuster music business's worst insecurities and its most wretched vanity'?