Analysis Why Spotify’s fake artists problem is an Epidemic. Literally. The tall tale of three Swedish companies, with their own economic interests
Analysis After laying off 173 employees, does SoundCloud really have a ‘path to profitability’? How much difference will the company's dramatic downsizing really make to its bottom line?
Analysis If Spotify’s going to become profitable, it needs to make some changes How alterations in marketing spend, advertising revenue and international income could help fix Daniel Ek's business
Analysis Blog The buzzword of the music business is ‘transparency’ – perhaps it should be ‘simplicity’ Sound Advice's Robert Horsfall has been representing artists and labels for decades. He says change is in the air.
Analysis News Spotify’s average subscriber is paying $30 a year less than they were in 2013 Per-head monthly spend on service has fallen to nearly $5 per month
Analysis News Spotify revenues hit $3.3bn in 2016 – but net losses soared to $597m Finance costs hammer Daniel Ek's company as subscriptions fly
Analysis SiriusXM’s Pandora investment looks like a lifeline – but feels like an invasion What does Greg Maffei have up his sleeve for Pandora and Tim Westergren?
Analysis News Mind the gap: Is Europe set to recalibrate the digital market? IMPALA's Helen Smith skewers 'safe harbour' - and explains why things might be about to change for YouTube et al.
Analysis News ‘Legislators must continue to acknowledge and protect the value of copyright’ UNIFIED's Matthew Rogers on safe harbour... and the tech companies which benefit from it
Analysis News ‘The value of creative assets is systematically being taken away from artists and music companies’ Secretly Group's Darius van Arman talks safe harbor, YouTube, SoundCloud - and the tyranny of copyright laws
Analysis News Apple Music’s growth is getting faster… but it can’t quite keep up with Spotify Apple added 7m subs in the prior 6 months - but Spotify added 10m
Analysis News ‘Independent music companies are most at risk from dangers of safe harbour’ WIN's Alison Wenham kicks off a series of features from the independent community looking at safe harbour laws
Analysis News Concord’s $500m+ Imagem buy marks the birth of a major player in music The whopping pricetag is one of the biggest in music business history
Analysis News Why Universal is like ‘cheese puffs’ – and could be headed for an IPO What is Vincent Bollore ultimately going to do with Vivendi's most prized asset?
Analysis The major labels are now earning $150 from streaming every single second UMG claims a 44% share of format's revenues in opening three months of 2017