Analysis Is the music business ready for 10 years of hard work? UK market turned over nearly £1bn less last year than it did in 2001
Analysis UK album sales have been cut in half since 2010 45.8m physical albums (ie. CD and vinyl) and 13.8m digital albums sold in 2017
Analysis News If Spotify’s worth $19bn… what’s the value of Daniel Ek’s stake? If Ek still owns a 10% holding in company, he's sitting pretty
Analysis Blog ‘Why the music industry is failing to make the most out of the messenger bot revolution’ Tim Heineke on why the music biz needs to refresh the way its communicating with fans
Analysis News Shazam might have cost Apple $400m, but it will pay for itself handsomely Will music identification app prove to be an essential subscriber funnel for Apple?
Analysis Blog Spotify’s mini-merger with Tencent Music isn’t just about power – it’s about getting rich quick. What the 10% equity 'swap' between Spotify and Tencent Music really means
Analysis Blog ‘I’m all for crossing over – as long as the mainstream crosses over to you’ Warner/Chappell's Jon Platt addresses the UK's thriving urban music community
Analysis Does the music industry’s definition of ‘catalogue’ need an upgrade? Spotify's Will Page explains why traditional methods of calculating the industry are no longer fit for purpose
Analysis Blog How can the music business shape up in a post-Weinstein world? Rhian Jones on what the music business can do to improve its treatment of women
Analysis Blog What the hell’s happening to music’s trade press? (And what does it mean for the rest of us?) As MBW launches its new magazine, why is excitement building in the wider B2B media?
Analysis News Universal’s streaming revenues will smash past $2bn this year Total company revenues will get somewhere near (or even above) $6bn
Analysis Pandora has lost $1bn in 4 years and is worth less than ever. Can it be salvaged? As user base sinks to lowest point on record, is Pandora beyond salvation?
Analysis News Sony Music streaming revenues top $1bn in first nine months of 2017 Streaming accounted for 49% of all sales in quarter ending September 2017
Analysis News Music publishing jobs have shrunk 10% in three years in UK – as label jobs have grown 7% Per-head GVA at publishers stood at a whopping £440k last year