Analysis Sony deal done, here’s how SoundCloud can survive a brutal streaming market A seven-point survival plan for the challenged Berlin-based service
Analysis Sir George Martin knew something modern A&Rs often seem to forget Martin's decision to sign The Beatles wasn't all about the music - and that's important
Analysis News France’s record industry has been cut in half – and it’s still shrinking Market down 7% overall as streaming passes €100m annual milestone
Analysis Streaming still soaring in Denmark – but YouTube’s an embarrassment Market up 3.7%, but ad-funded platforms contribute just 4% of total income
Analysis Blog A quick guide to how money works in today’s high-risk music business How to judge the financial health of Spotify, SoundCloud, Pandora and the rest
Analysis Blockbuster artists increased their share of streaming cash in 2015 Justin Bieber, Drake and The Weeknd did very nicely on Spotify
Analysis No-one is indispensable at Lucian Grainge’s leaner, meaner Universal What does Pascal Nègre's departure tell us about UMG in 2016?
Analysis News Universal is music’s first billion dollar streaming record company Streaming income up more than €300m, total UMG income up more than €500m
Analysis Sony and Universal neck-and-neck in race to rely on streaming Both companies drawing 24% of income from streaming
Analysis Martin Mills: Majors must pay artists fairly if we’re to win safe harbour fight 'We have never been more divided than we are today'
Analysis Billboard’s Power 100 shames the music biz and should trouble us all The entire Top 30 is made up of white faces. Are we okay with that?
Analysis News Spain’s piracy fightback grows teeth: Recorded music market was up 7% in 2015 Streaming jumps up more than 35% to €64.5m
Analysis News Ouch: SoundCloud losses show a broken business model in desperate need of a fix Digital service is paying an average annual wage of nearly €80,000 to its staff
Analysis News Apple Music is now available in 59 countries that Spotify is not Apple's expansion in less than eight months is undoubtedly impressive