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
Analysis News Spotify has surpassed 35m subscribers – and is growing faster than ever Stat means that Spotify currently has more than double Apple Music's subs worldwide
Analysis YouTube’s dominance takes a beating from Spotify, Apple Music and co New BuzzAngle stats show that audio platforms are now dominating streaming
Analysis Why TIDAL is the perfect acquisition target for Apple In many ways, Jay Z's company is exactly what Jimmy Iovine is looking for
Analysis Spotify and Apple are at each other’s throats – with the music biz caught in the middle The fallout between these two digital music giants is starting to get ill-tempered...
Analysis News Only one track in UK radio’s Top 20 songs of 2016 was originally released this year Are the market's broadcasters giving new UK artists a fair crack of the whip?