Analysis Why this week could cost (or gain) the record business a billion dollars Big money rests on the Copyright Royalty Board's decision in the US
Analysis Don’t cry for Spotify, don’t laugh at TIDAL – and watch out for Pandora A little look into the motivations of Chris Martin, Jay Z, Daniel Ek and Jimmy Iovine...
Analysis $25 billion: The best number to happen to the global music business in a very long time. The global worth of publishing and songwriting revealed by Will Page on MBW
Analysis Let’s stop blaming artists for taking control of their own careers Adele, Coldplay and why the music business is forgetting what's important
Analysis Pandora has lost $5bn in value since last year Wince-worthy tumble in market cap comes as business borrows against debt
Analysis Team Adele wages war on ticket touts – and so far it’s working Less than 2% of pre-sale tickets make their way onto secondary market
Analysis Adele: 25 bonkers facts about 25’s mindblowing first week These are sales figures that the world will remember for a long time to come
Analysis News BBC Sound Of… 2016 list revealed – but how much does it really matter? Just 10% of artists picked by judges have gone on to platinum success
Analysis Don’t dismiss Adele’s success as a miracle. You’re better than that. Whatever happened to 'why not'?
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?