Analysis 3 ominous problems the UK music business must overcome in 2017 When should the UK business turn its back on the album... and other questions
Analysis News ‘Facebook must strike a deal with music publishers as soon as possible’ Samantha Harvey has nearly 2m Facebook Likes - but her page is under siege
Analysis News The global music copyright business is worth more than you think – and grew by nearly $1bn last year Spotify's economics chief Will Page explains how both publishing and records are growing
Analysis News Why 2016 will go down as a giant year for the global recorded music business Every major market's income was up in H1, aside from Japan
Analysis News Streaming drives Warner Music’s biggest annual revenues in 8 years Major music company posts more than $3.2bn in sales to end of September
Analysis Record label A&R spend grew by $300m last year – but marketing spend fell Record companies appear to be prioritizing new talent investment
Analysis Blog How managers are helping drive forward artists’ recording careers The MMF's Annabella Coldrick talks to some of the most entrepreneurial music execs around
Analysis News Streaming price war breaks out as Google offers 4 free months of Play Amazon's entry into the market appears to have kicked off Black Friday battle
Analysis Interviews So… how DO you break an artist in the streaming age? Atlantic's Ben Cook explains his label's launch of fast-rising UK star Anne-Marie
Analysis What’s happened to global market share since Universal bought EMI? What's happened to UMG, Sony, Warner and the indies over the past four years?
Analysis Why has Universal lost market share this year? French media company's CFO and CEO explain where UMG's sales have gone
Analysis Is this the UK’s breakthrough artist of 2017? Sony is backing Rag'N'Bone Man to become a global smash next year
Analysis Why Lucian Grainge is enjoying his best ever year as boss of Universal Streaming ensures record revenues and Q3 profitability for Vivendi owned business
Analysis Why real A&R requires far more than online metrics and YouTube Annette Barrett knows A&R: she's worked with Sting, Prince and George Michael in her career.
Analysis News Streaming is crushing downloads at Sony Music, claiming 42% of revenues Streaming will soar over $1bn this calendar year despite currency issues