Analysis News Japan’s recorded music business fell again in 2014 Digital music sales set to rise, but CD falls 6%
Analysis News Major labels keep 73% of Spotify premium payouts – report But in terms of net profit, labels take just €0.26, says SNEP
Analysis News Streaming overtakes iTunes in France – but music market falls 5.3% Streaming revenues leap up 35% as downloads fall 14%
Analysis News Sweden’s recorded music market falls as CD sales plummet Income from CD sales fell by a massive 38%
Analysis The world’s biggest music stars: Who’s faking it on Twitter? Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga under the spotlight
Analysis Apple makes more money every 3 weeks than the entire recorded music industry does in a year See how small 'major' music companies are compared to Cupertino giant
Analysis ‘Old’ albums now outsell new albums on iTunes in America Annual sales of new albums have plummeted by more than 150m in the past ten years
Analysis Streaming now makes more money than iTunes in Italy Streaming now at 22% of the market, according to MBW analysis
Analysis Canada: Album sales down 5% in 2014 as downloads tumble More than 6bn streams in six months to December
Analysis The CD is still king of the music biz in Australia – but it’s hurting badly Format generated more than AUS $115m
Analysis Australia’s recorded music business declined 10% in 2014 Country in danger of being overtaken by Canada
Analysis Australia: Income from free streaming platforms FELL in 2014 Digital downloads are bringing in five times the income from streaming
Analysis Which modern pop megahit owes its chorus to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne? Veteran duo contribute to current Grammy-nominated smash
Analysis Norway’s music market stopped growing in 2014 – because the CD crashed and burned Physical sales down 38%, downloads down 15%
Analysis News Shazam valued at $1bn – but it hasn’t turned a profit for over 7 years Last posted a net profit in 2006 - £4.28m