Analysis What does a major label spend on A&R these days? Warner A&R spend has fallen 22% in a decade - but grew last year
Analysis Fast-growing Sony/ATV now controls 4 million song copyrights Publisher is around 800,000 ahead of rival UMPG
Analysis Can Russia’s anti-piracy law revive the global music business? New copyright legislation gives industry players hope
Analysis Has music missed its ‘Netflix moment’? Netflix has more paying subscribers worldwide than the entire music business
Analysis Global record industry income drops below $15bn for first time in decades Digital claimed an equal monetary contribution to physical - or did it?
Analysis Indie labels frozen out on radio in Europe as majors dominate Top 50 Hozier top in Australia in Q1, Ed Sheeran in Europe
Analysis China hiding $190m karaoke goldmine from music biz Copyright improvements in China are having a real impact on industry income
Analysis If Jay Z really wants a Tidal revolution, he must become a lunatic A story of United Artists - and a bid for freedom
Analysis Blog Tidal looks a little bit too much like Spotify for comfort Both platforms appear to have 'Painted It Black'
Analysis Who’s more powerful: Universal Music or Sony/ATV? Which of the majors is taking the most market share?
Analysis Why Sony Music and Sony/ATV are on course for a big financial year Sony/ATV should pull in around $1.2bn in revenue in fiscal year
Analysis News Freemium made $500m less than Premium in the US last year But freemium has slightly increased its share of the total market
Analysis Why Universal is losing patience with freemium music UMG digital income down 2.8% on a constant currency basis in 2014, MBW discovers