Analysis Pandora’s had a rough few weeks. Now it’s crunch time. Three questions Tim Westergren is going to have to tackle
Analysis News Kobalt’s revenues accelerate 26% as Ahdritz says ‘it’s all going to plan’ 'I am very excited. We have some of the biggest and best tech investors.'
Analysis The real price of a music stream? It just keeps going down and down… Per-stream figure dropped 24% in 2015 across free and premium
Analysis Streaming trumps CD and download income as US music market grows 0.9% Ad-funded makes up just 16% of total streaming tally
Analysis YouTube wants you to stop comparing it to Spotify and Apple Music 'YouTube boasting about its payments to the music industry is like Bernie Madoff boasting about paying dividends to his investors.'
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'