Analysis PRS spending grew nearly £8m in 2014 – but it paid out less to songwriters. So where did the money go? Spending on property and legal costs have spiralled over past five years
Analysis Download decline devastates online sales of classic hits in America Tracks suffer harsh results, but albums stay protected
Analysis YouTube is the No.1 music streaming platform – and getting bigger Nielsen and BPI data tell us what we need to know
Analysis Digital album sales now declining faster than CD in the UK Overall album sales fall 5.24%, according to MBW analysis
Analysis US album sales fall 4% in first half of 2015 as CD rules market… just Streaming jumps 92% to 135.2bn
Analysis Apple Music: Review of the early reviews The critics first impressions are looking pretty positive
Analysis Beats 1: Indies dominate first day’s playlist as Zane Lowe delivers Indies take 41% with Universal on 39%
Analysis Anti-piracy funding to the BPI has doubled since Spotify’s launch Cash from PPL went up £800,000 in 2014
Analysis In a shrinking record business, Universal is becoming more profitable Focusing on EBITA tells an interesting story
Analysis Dear Apple, any chance you could help get us out of this mess? The truth about the record industry's decline since 1999
Analysis What Taylor Swift vs. Apple tells us about artist power and a music business going cheap The fallout of Taylor-gate says much about today's music industry
Analysis Apple Music: The 5 big problems it needs to fix before launch Meet Apple's gremlins: Adele, The Beatles, Sonos and more
Analysis Why Apple Music should worry (and excite) record labels everywhere The six most important outcomes of last night's WWDC announcement