Analysis Major labels generated $5bn in first half of 2016 – as Universal took lion’s share Universal's streaming market share is greater than its overall holding
Analysis Spotify’s competitors turn up the heat as Amazon readies its rival Pandora, Amazon, Vevo and others keen to launch new features over the coming months
Analysis News BMG revenues top $200m in H1 2016, with an 18% profit margin Bertelsmann-owned firm looks on course to near $500m revenue this year
Analysis Katy Perry knows exactly how much Spotify is ‘punishing’ Apple exclusive artists… Rise appears to be a flop worldwide. Except Australia.
Analysis Lucian Grainge wants to crush streaming exclusives. Does he really have the power? From Kanye to Rihanna and Beyonce, artists are taking control of the music business
Analysis Blog Apple Music exclusives: An insider’s view Sean Glass on Apple's investment in music - and his worry over major labels owning playlists
Analysis Why Ministry Of Sound had to sell (and why Sony couldn’t resist it) This is a deal all about hits. Should we really be surprised?
Analysis Sony just became a music giant again – but at what price for songwriters? If songwriters aren't paid enough by streaming services, their fate may now be sealed
Analysis Blog UK record labels: You’ll miss supermarket support when it’s gone As Michael Mulligan leaves Tesco, what now for labels' relationship with the major grocers?
Analysis Blog Brexit threatens the global unity crucial to the future of the music business 'The sharing of information, the discovery of new talent... is under threat'
Analysis A quick reminder of the power of the tech biz vs the music biz Softbank just bought ARM for $32bn. For that amount, it could probably have bought all music ever.
Analysis Is YouTube really the music business’s biggest problem? StubHub and Live Nation are doing a roaring trade from secondary ticketing
Analysis Is BBC Radio 1 doing enough to support new British artists? Station's four most-played tracks this year have come from outside the UK
Analysis News At this rate, music downloads will be dead by 2020 Tracks have plummeted by 42% over the past four years
Analysis News How Spotify and Apple are winning a blockbuster war against YouTube The biggest songs in the world are now far more popular on audio services