Analysis How Global Release Day has stuffed Thanksgiving week in the US Has the new Friday release date put the kibosh on a key sales opportunity for labels?
Analysis Why Adele’s 25 can, can’t and just might top 3m week one US sales… If 25 drops off at its current rate, it won't make 3m. But if it can be adjusted to 25%...
Analysis Bill Gates said content would be king. So why are ad-funded services paying us so little? The BPI's Geoff Taylor discusses labels' big challenges in 2015 - especially YouTube
Analysis Adele is NOT No.1 on this chart (and it’s a really important one) Latest piracy charts throw assumed logic into question. Adele does that a lot.
Analysis Pandora’s aggressive plot to defeat Spotify: 5 things you need to know A new on-demand rival to streaming's biggest players is coming. Can it compete?
Analysis If YouTube really loves music, it’s time it did something Spotify won’t. Won't someone show Adele some premium-only respect?
Analysis UMG digital income falls by $18m – Apple Music blamed for surprise dip Vivendi boss tells UMG to brace itself for 'transition' in 2016 and 2017
Analysis Universal has a Taylor Swift-shaped hole to plug in Q4 UMG doesn't quite have a 1989 equivalent in the coming months
Analysis News Streaming income overtakes download at Universal as digital sales rise 6% Streaming now bigger than downloads at UMG
Analysis Hang on… is the A&R hit rate of UK major labels just 5.7%? A different way of looking at the BPI's latest A&R stats
Analysis News Major label A&R spend has shot up in the UK. So why are old artists dominating this week’s chart? James Bay, Jess Glynne and Years & Years keep 2015 young
Analysis Blog Is Martin Bandier fighting for songwriters, himself – or both? The MBW Review: a complex new era is dawning for music publishing
Analysis News Labels generated 50% less money than live for UK economy last year Recorded music contributed £615m to GVA - live was over £900m
Analysis News ‘Free’ streaming income tumbles in Italy – yet music market grows 25% Downloads rise 3%, subscriptions up by 99% but physical rules